As soon as it was given
It was taken away
I didn't start living ' til today
' Cause when it was given
It was taken away.

I didn't begin where I began
I wasn' t left to be my own man
So many forced their way
They would say:
'Listen to ME, do as I say!'

I was innocent
I was young
Believed they spoke
An honest tongue

I thought they knew
THEY were right
But as time went by
I Saw the Light
God, I saw the Light!