Hold me close til i leave

Hold me close.
and hold me strong.
cause no one else knows,
where i belong.

take me away.
to somewhere new.
my way is paid.
cause i can't stay here with my view.

i'm broken.
and i feel so alone.
but, these words will remain unspoken.
and they will remain unknown.

i feel so hurt.
and so betrayed.
and without water in a desert.
i'm beginning to fade.

hold me close.
and hold me strong.
cause no one else knows,
where i belong.

they have hurt me so.
but, they don't know.
i know they didn't mean to though.
they didn't mean to push me down below.

but, i can't go on.
i can't continue.
i can't smile when my spirit is gone.
i've reached the end of my avenue.

i'm done you see.
i can't take another breath.
their words have thrown me down to the sea,
soon to approach my death.

i'm fading you see.
it's soon to be my time to leave.
i can't breathe.
but, i can see my Savior.
he has come for me.

good-bye to all my pain and sorrow.
good-bye my friends.
you won't see me tomorrow.
i'll see you, & leave you some joy to borrow.

and though i'll be gone.
please try to remember.
with each passing dawn,
to live as bright as an ember.