Michael

I once knew a boy, twenty years old
Living life on his own, doing nothing he was told
Hit the gym every day, future was on the way
No one saw it coming, he got tired of running

Running from something (runnin'), no one can define (runnin')
Only answer to the puzzle is locked up in his mind (locked up in his mind)
A mind misunderstood, holding it all in
At a party Friday night, next morning caught in sin

Experience a moment of silence
Experience violence through parents now childless
We've heard stories that will remain timeless
We can't be relying on death to remind us
We think our lives sometimes go roughly
Well this boy's life ended abruptly
I'm grinding my teeth, standing in my sleep
Hope your dream's complete and you're resting in peace

What causes us to take our lives? Whose choice is it to make?
Just one life is all it takes, exposing what's at stake
The stake between the heart, the living man will now depart
So lonely on his own, his final stitch is sewn

Oh brother of this Earth, please know that you are worth
More than these words can say, more than secrets, more than pain
Michael, where'd the pain come from? Tell me what have we done?
Some may say you lost the race but we all know you've won

(I can't believe he took his life)
Experience violence through parents now childless
(Whose choice was it to make?)
We can't be relying on death to remind us
(Just one life was all it takes)
Well this boy's life ended abruptly
(Exposing what's at stake)
Hope your dream's complete and you're resting in peace

Today we let a child go, today we let our crying flow
Today will mark, no not the end, he will start a new life again
Golden son this boy was one, of a kind, he can fly, he can fly
His memory won't die

Friends and family come together, come together
Mourn the loss, endure the weather, endure the weather
The breeze that blew upon your face
The breeze that came and took your place
I may not be your best of friend
But I will be here to defend

(I can't believe he took his life)
We won't forget our brethren
(Whose choice was it to make?)
The legend, the legacy
(Just one life was all it takes)
In our hearts you will be, in our hearts you will be
(Exposing what's at stake)
Mikey