To Love Again

What does it mean to love someone
How does love really feel
Do I let go of all my fears
Or just remain as hard as steel

I'd like to know what is happening
To the loving person I use to be
Now, looking in the mirror I find
An unfeeling stranger staring back at me

Somewhere, a wonderful, loving person
Is buried deep inside of my soul
I have been trampled on too much
Seems life has taken its toll

Please help me, oh Lord
Free me of this internal strife
Unshackle me from this torment
For it is love I need in my life

I never want to be afraid to love
It is such a lonely path to follow
Leaves your mind bitter and cold
And your soul becomes hollow