I Once Was by Calvin Thomas (Folk) Lyrics

With each and every footstep
I feel like I have been here before
From the shadows in the corner
To the pictures on the wall
I look up to the night sky
Let it sink into my thoughts
Just as my mind is open
Something closes all the doors

I once was a poor boy, feeble to man's greed
I am now a poor boy, aware of society

I have a way to travel that no distance can fulfil
It has no time, it has no patience: it will take me at its will
I keep my mind flowing, a river it can be
It floats on to that ocean of possibility

I once was a man blocking the light of his past
I am now a man that's grateful for what he has

A thousand voices have spoke these words
We act like we never knew
Find the beauty in one's deathly hand [?]
Nothing more to lose
A plane picture is painted with the eyes in which we see
But we blind ourselves with selfish thoughts
And untrue imagery
I once was a man that let all his scars
I am now a man still wishing on those stars