FIVE (UPDATED)

THERE I GO AGAIN, 
REACHING OUT TO YOU,

PRAYING YOU WILL UNDERSTAND.

JUST WANTING YOU 
TO TAKE MY HAND LIKE YOU USED TO.

EVERY TIME I TALK TO YOU

YOU MAKE ME FEEL 
LIKE I'M FIVE AGAIN,
NEEDING TO RUN TO MY ROOM,
JUMP INTO MY LITTLE BED,
AND HOLD MY PILLOW OVER MY HEAD,
HIDING
SO YOU WOULDN'T FIND ME.

WISHING I WAS SOMEWHERE,

ANYWHERE

ELSE INSTEAD OF THERE.

NO HIDING FROM THE SCREAMS, 
THE ENDLESS FIGHTS,

TERRIFIED,

THE BAD DREAMS

EVERY SINGLE NIGHT.

AND YOU WONDER WHY NOW 
I'M SO MESSED UP IN MY HEAD,

CAN'T SEEM TO GET AHEAD,

CAN'T EVEN DECIDE WHAT TO DO WITH MY LIFE,

SO FAR AWAY FROM FIVE.

ALL I WANTED TO DO 
WAS TO RUN AND HIDE AWAY FROM 

EVERYTHING.

THE SCREAMS,

THE FIGHTS,

THE ENDLESS NIGHTS.

WILL I EVER LEARN?

WILL I EVER KNOW 
WHY YOU COULDN'T LOVE ME SO?

BUT YOU FOLLOWED THE RULES,

TOOK ME TO SUNDAY SCHOOL.

AND I AM SO THANKFUL TO THE LORD
 BECAUSE I WILL NEVER FORGET

THE DAY JESUS TUGGED ON MY HEARTSTRINGS.

MY SWEET LORD AND SAVIOR,

PROTECTOR,

MADE ME A PART

OF HIS FAMILY,

RUNNING FREE,

BRIGHT SHINING LIGHT

FILLING THE DARK

HOLE IN MY SOUL

WHEN I WAS FIVE.
HE KNEW I NEEDED HIM.

I AM THE APPLE OF HIS EYE