I think of all the time that’s passed me by
While I waited for adventures to arrive
So many chances missed that I’ve lost count
Now the what ifs burn me up and pull me down

When I lay down in the darkness of the night
and I’m staring at the stars up in the sky
In a universe immense, I am so small
I feel meaningless, I am nothing at all

Lift the weight from my shoulders
Roll away this big old stone
Let me sleep a dreamless sleep tonight  
Let me be, leave me alone
Please let numbness fall upon me
Strike me deaf, render me blind
Lift the weight from my shoulders
For just one night 

I look into my father’s heavy eyes
The sparkle gone, a child in adult guise
The years of angry words break me now 
Too late, I tell him how I really feel

Lift the weight from my shoulders
Roll away this big old stone
Let me sleep a dreamless sleep tonight  
Let me be, leave me alone
Please let numbness fall upon me
Strike me deaf, render me blind
Lift the weight from my shoulders
For just one night 

When I lean close to watch my child and hear her breathe
Wonder overwhelms me as she sleeps
Perhaps she’s my redemption, my last chance
To rectify the sins of the past

Lift the weight from my shoulders
Roll away this big old stone
Let me sleep a dreamless sleep tonight  
Let me be, leave me alone
Please let numbness fall upon me
Strike me deaf, render me blind
Lift the weight from my shoulders
For just one night