There was once a light inside of me But lately I see that it's dimmed out slowly And I fight, I kick, I yell, I scream At what was happening, well it can't be really And as I go along I'm finding The ground below you can get ripped out from under your feet The light around you turned out blinding The darkness a more honest place to be And I want to find in me that I can still believe And be forgiving Yes, I want to be like you Can you teach me how to be forgiving There was once a friend inside of me But lately I see there's an enemy I fight, I kick, I yell, I scream At what is happening but no one hears me And as I go along I'm finding The friends I thought I had They weren't good friends at all No I don't really need reminding I'm much too jaded and I'm much too cynical And I want to find in me that I can still believe And be forgiving Yes, I want to be like you Can you teach me how to be forgiving Yes, I want to find in me that I can still believe And be forgiving Yes, I want to be like you Can you teach me how to be forgiving Yes, I want to find in me that I can still believe And be forgiving And, I want to be like you Can you teach me how to be forgiving Forgiving Forgiving