I Won't Be Around

I've been right and I've been wrong
I've been the last thing that you counted on
But I've been going in one direction all along and I've been around
I am what I can be
So I don't know what you don't see in me
Maybe I'm just flying so high that I'm free from ever falling down
As your doubts about me grow I'll be following where the currents flow
Someday you'll want to go but I'll never know because I won't be around

My friends, I've got some truth for you
I'll test the limits of your love before I'm through
I won't be singing like I am now when I do,you won't hear a sound
You can give me all or give me none
Just give me something to remember before you're done
And maybe you can find a place standing in the sun next to the one I've found
You can keep the life you've made
Maybe someday you can turn to me and say,
ÒI've ascended to the light, I will not be afraid.Ó
But I won't be around

I have seen my past through my own eyes
I've caught glimpses of the way my pathway lies
Seen my energy silhouetted against the sky and let it lead me on
By the time you look to see the way I've turned
you'll be rebuilding bridges better left unburned
You can revel in the lesson that you've learned
By that time I'll be gone