A soul that's been abused

I gave my heart like a prayer in the dark

Hoping you'd catch it, keep it from falling apart

But you held it like a weight you couldn't bear, left me crying to a God I wasn't sure was there

Years gone by and I still feel that sting

Love ain't a song when it don't mean a thing

I gave you truth, you gave me pain,.

Now I'm walking through fire Soaking in the rain

I'm just a soul, that's been abused

Used and torn, and left confused

Still I rise, though I'm bruised

Oh Lord... I got nothing left to lose

I'm just a soul that's been abused

Mama warned me about the games folks play

But I had to learn the hardest way

Now every mirror shows a man I don't know

Tired eyes but a heart that won't let go

I'm just a soul that's been abused

Broken down and misused

But I still sing, I still choose

To wear these scars, like worn out shoes

I'm just a soul, that's been abused

But love, It's a long hard road

When you're carrying the weight, of what you never chose

I still believe

Though I don't know why

Maybe hope's the last thing to die

I'm just a soul that's been abused

But I'm still here

Yeah, I still move