Paula How can i learn to trust enough? And to stop believing all i hear are lies Open my heart but just enough To keep an open mind but never close my eyes To the dangers i alert myself Making efforts to assert myself And discovering ways to hurt myself That no one else has tried How can i win if i'm not on my side? How can i dare to feel again? If i can't let go of past mistakes i've made Living through each ordeal again The faith that i misplaced, the price i overpaid I've been able to endure enough But i must not want the cure enough I get back on my feet and sure enough My hopes and fears collide How can i win if i'm not on my side? I live each day like emotions are at war But i don't remember anymore Just who or what i'm fighting for When will delight be mine again? Will it come or can it be that it's too late? I want the sun to shine again But i must walk away from the shadows i create And though i tell myself it's safer just to hide How can i win if i keep retreating? Cheating myself is self-defeating How can i win if i'm not on my side?