In This Life

sitting on a park bench

thinking about a friend of mine

he was only twenty three

gone before he had his time

he came without a warning

didn't want his friends to see him cry

he knew the day was dawning

but i didn't have a chance to say goodbye

in this life i loved you most of all

what for

cause now you're gone and i have to ask myself

what for

what for

driving down the boulevard

thinking about a man i knew

he was like a father to me

nothing in the world that he wouldn't do

taught me to respect myself

said that we're all made of flesh and blood

why should he be treated differently

should it matter who you choose to love

in this life i loved you most of all

what for

'cause now you're gone and i have to ask myself

what for

people pass by and i wonder who's next

who determines who knows best

is there a lesson i'm supposed to learn

in this place

ignorance is not bliss

in this life i loved you most of all

what for

cause now you're gone and i have to ask myself

what for

people pass by and i wonder who's next

who determines who knows best

is there a lesson i'm supposed to learn

in this place

ignorance is not bliss

have you ever watched your best friend die

what for

have you ever watched a grown man cry

what for some say that life isn't fair

what for i say that people just don't care

what for

they'd rather turn the other way

what for

can't wait for this thing to go away

what for

why do we have to pretend

what for someday i pray it will end

i hope it's in this time

i hope it's in this lifetime

i hope it's in this life

i hope it's in this lifetime