One Morning

One morning

I woke up in the arms of a lover

One morning

I woke up with a gun in my bed

One morning

I woke up with the warmth of another

One morning

I woke up with the cold of the dead

One morning

I woke up

I said

What a disaster

One morning

I woke up

I said

It's all for the best

One morning

I woke up

Said

I love you Forever

One morning

I woke up

I said

This is the end

One morning

I woke up in a well-lit apartment

One morning

I woke up in a hospital room

One morning

I woke up

The day of my retirement

One morning

I woke up with so much to do

And I don't know if this was Heaven or Hell

But it left a story I can tell

It's the only truth I know so well

That now this story is myself to tell

One morning

One morning

One morning

I woke up to the sound of a mother

One morning

I woke up to a stranger's tears

One morning

I woke up to the cry of my father

One morning

I woke up

Nobody was there

One morning

I woke up in a suite with a view

One morning

I woke up

And surrounded by you

And I don't know if this was Heaven or Hell

But it left a story I can tell

It's the only truth I know so well

That now this story is myself to tell

The story goes

I left for good

I wandered off into the woods

And they looked for me for days and days

The story goes

I lost my way

And you called out my name

And you called out my name

But it was far too late

And I don't know if this was Heaven or Hell

But it's a damn good story I can tell

And when they ask me, I'll look 'em in the eye and tell

I built my Heaven, and I walked through Hell