Come With Me

I was angry, I was tired
I was heartsick, I was lame
I was stumbling in the darkness
When I heard you speak my name.

"Come with me." You said so softly,
"Come and lay your burden by.
Let me walk with you a while
Let me calm dark sorrow's cry.

"I will dry your tears and heartache
I will be your soul's desire
I will fill your endless yearning
I will set your heart on fire.

"Let me be your sole defender.
Let me be your only friend.
Let me fight your endless battle
Let me Be until the end.

"Come with me." You said it gently,
"Come with me." You said in love,
"I will lead you from the darkness
Into endless light above.

"I will give you truer happiness
Than any you have known
I will fill your soul with laughter
I will give to you a crown.

"I will take away your sorrow
I will banish all your pain.
I will sing to you in troubled times
They will not come again.

"The night may still defy us
But the sun will still shine on.
The clouds may sometimes cover it
But we will still fight on.

"One day we'll win the battle-
The enemy will flee
But if we stand alone as victors
'Tis a hollow victory."

"Come with me! and we will gather
Other souls along the way.
We will fight our way through darkness
Into the light of day.

"Then there will be no crying
And there will be no tears.
Gone will be the darkness
The anger and the fears.

"So come with me!" I heard you
As I sat alone awhile.
"Come with me." You still were calling
As I walked the lonely miles.

"Come with me." The dream sped onward
Yet I hesitated still.
Could I give my soul and spirit?
My anger and my will?

"Come with me." I heard the echoes
Slowly fade away...
"I am coming!" At last I shouted
And I came into the day.