For Good (Live from the Gershwin Theatre)

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, then 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 the 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 rewritten mine by being my friend

Like a ship blown from its mooring by a wind off the sea
Like a seed dropped by a sky bird in a distant world
Who can say if I've been changed for the better?
Because I knew you, because I knew you
I have been changed for good

The years go by so fast, the flames keep burning
But we know someday it could be gone
It's nice to know that, as the torch gets blast
You will keep it blazing brightly on

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 bird)
Halfway through 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 (because I knew you)
Because I knew you, I have been changed
For good