When I was alone
All on my own
I'd sit myself down
And take a look around
I'd think about my life
All the trouble and strife
And the things which went wrong
And lasted so long

When I was feeling bad
Maybe lonely and sad
I'd put my hands to my head
And wonder where life led
And where I was going to
When my journey was through
But meanwhile up high
I was always under the eye

The mystery of love
The push and the shove
Of friendship betrayed
Of plans I mislaid
The oceans I crossed
The things that I lost
And the world in my hand
As dreams turned to sand

All the agony of pride
Of emotion that died
Like a statue of stone
I thought I was all alone
Oh but that was just a lie
Darkness magnified
'Cause somewhere up high
I was always under the eye

I shouldered my load
Then I took off down the road
I drove in my car
And I played my guitar
I crashed in a plane
I really damaged my brain
And then I laid in my bed
With all this music in my head

The years have rolled by
I've watched the past die
But feelings remained
Like mercy much strained
Like a seed left unsown
Like a leaf that was blown
Like a man who was blind
There was a lock on my mind

Then a man came to me
And he held out the key
And the lock hinge was blown
I had never been alone
Yeah, that was just a lie
Darkness magnified
And though I was not away
All the time my Father was there