In hope this little angel will be free from all of their poisons And in hope I grind my knees into the floor Praying that he'll never have to feel this pain I have felt Walking through glass ignorant of the pain in my feet Sweet little hands, innocent face so unaware of what lies in waiting In hope they will be forever waiting for you And in hope you will never look back and hate these days That I've held your hand Falling away, changing each day to his own fate Until I am needed no more for his comfort of his joy In hope they will be forever waiting for you And in hope you will never look back and hate these days That I've held your hand Falling away, changing each day to his own fate Until I am needed no more for his comfort of his joy In hope there's an answer, and in hope I cry And I am beaten just the same by this subtle game As he breaks away, I take I turn my face to the sky for a way to decline These fairy tales that will mold into nightmares This fate laid out in my hands Unatoned I descend into my own indecision In hope, in hope, in hope I can turn this page Falling away, changing each day to his own fate When I feel him go running on his own Wait for something more there is not