Elsewhere

Bethany Joy Lenz

I love the time and in between

The calm inside me

In this space where I can breathe

I believe there is the distance I have wondered

To touch upon the years

Reaching out and reaching in

Holding out, holding in



I believe this is Heaven to no one else but me

And I'll defend it long as I can be

Left here to linger in silence if I choose to

Would you try to understand



Oh the quiet child awaits the day

When she can break free

From all the clings like desperation

Oh mother don't you see I've got to

Live my life the way I feel is right for me

You say it's not right for you

But it's right for me



I believe this is Heaven to no one else but me

And I'll defend it long as I can be

Left here to linger in silence if I choose to

Would you try to understand