"I've heard it said
That people come into our lives for a reason
Bringing something we must learn,
And we are led
To those who help us most to grow
If we let them,
And we help them in return.
Well, I don't know if I believe that's true,
But I know I'm who I am today
Because I knew you.
Like a comet pulled from orbit
As it passes a sun,
Like a stream that meets a boulder
Halfway through the wood,
Who can say if I've been changed for the better?
But because I knew you,
I have been changed for good.
It well may be
That we will never meet again
In this lifetime,
So let me say before we part:
So much of me
Is made of what I learned from you.
You'll be with me
Like a handprint on my heart.
And now whatever way our stories end,
I know you have re-written mine
By being my friend.
Like a ship blown from its mooring
By a wind off the sea,
Like a seed dropped by a skybird
In a distant wood,
Who can say if I've been changed for the better?
But because I knew you,
Because I knew you,
I have been changed for good.
And just to clear the air,
I ask forgiveness
For the things I've done, you blame me for.
But then, I guess we know
There's blame to share,
And none of it seems to matter anymore.
Like a comet pulled from orbit
(Like a ship blown from its mooring)
As it passes the sun,
(By a wind off the sea,)
Like a stream that meets a boulder
(Like a seed dropped by a skybird)
Halfway through the wood,
(In the wood,)
Who can say if I've been
Changed for the better?
I do believe I have been
Changed for the better,
And because I knew you...
Because I knew you...
Because I knew you...
I have been changed for good."
