Open up Your Eyes

It's time you learned a lesson It's time that you understand Don't ever count on anybody else In this or any other land I once hoped for friendship To find a place among my kind But those were the childish wishes Of someone who was blind Open up your eyes See the world from where I stand Me among the mighty You caged at my command Open up your eyes Give up your sweet fantasy land It's time to grow up and get wise Come now, little one Open up your eyes We all start out the same With simple naïve trust Shielded from the many way That life's not fair or just But then there comes a moment With simple truth that you must face If you depend on others You'll never find your place And as you take that first step Upon a path that's all your own You see it all so clearly The best way to survive is all alone Open up your eyes See the world from where I stand Me among the mighty You caged at my command Open up your eyes And behold the faded light It's time to grow up and get wise Come now, little one Open up your eyes Open up your eyes