When I was a boy,
I didn't care about a thing.
It was me and this world,
and a broken dream.
I was blaming myself,
for all that was going wrong.

I was way out there,
on the wrong side of town.
And the ones that I loved,
I started pushing them out.
Then I realized,
that it was all my fault.

I've been looking for a lifeline,
for what seems like a lifetime.
I'm drowning in the pain,
breaking down again.
Looking for a lifeline.

So I put out my hand,
and I asked for some help.
We tore down the walls,
I built around myself.
I was struck by the light,
then I fell to the ground.

I've been looking for a lifeline,
for what seems like a lifetime.
I'm drowning in the pain,
breaking down again.
Looking for a lifeline.
Is there anybody out there?
Can you pull me from this ocean of despair?
I'm drowning in the pain,
breaking down again.
Looking for a lifeline.

You know a heart of gold,
won't take you all the way.
And in a world so cold,
it's hard to keep the faith.
I'm never gonna fade away.

I've been looking for a lifeline,
for what seems like a lifetime.
I'm drowning in the pain,
breaking down again.
Looking for a lifeline.
Is there anybody out there?
Can you pull me from this ocean of despair?
I'm drowning in the pain,
breaking down again.
Looking for a lifeline.