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By now thereâs no mistaking
Why Iâll not get paroled
The jailâs of my own making
From grudges I still hold
Built up from years of anger
Turning to stone
I do my time inside, alone
No break along these fences
I stare out past that gate
Behind my best defenses
I plan my great escape
The key would be forgiveness
Let down my guard
Cold steel has turned my heart so hard
Donât look back on the sad decisions
That kept me who I used to be
I felt the light but had no vision
âTill you came and set me free
Donât look back at the lock-down ending
Strike that set like a sleight of hand
Nothing there thatâs worth defending
Turn those walls to wind and sand
Regret takes every minute. No time that it wonât steal
And when my mind stays in it, that prison feels so real
My mirrors all get shattered. Small price to pay
Itâs just the past that blocks my way
Donât look back at the smug and clever
The fortress walls that gave me pride
Set my heart apart forever
And made my anger justiï¬ed
Donât look back to the world of hurtinâ
That need to feel so right was wrong
I made a trade to be so certain
And paid the price for way too long
Donât look back till weâre out in the open
Those dark days canât hold me now
When I almost gave up hoping
You brought me through the light somehow
Donât look back at the cage that bound me
All those times you told me so
The righteous rage I built around me
I ï¬nally have to let it go Itâs only the past, I know
Only the past held me down: only the past held me. So DONâT LOOK BACK
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