If you can
you should try and learn
to forgive yourself
Night and day the world
would try and make you
someone else
But you’re not alone
on the earth tonight
No you’re not alone
in the blinking light
Oh victory will be won
and lost a thousand times
So if you can offer empathy
don’t get lost in pride
Oh forgive your friends
they are only young
Oh forgive your friends like
you’ve always done
Oh 'cause now is
exactly the time
To be out on
your own again
Oh and now is exactly the time
to turn your head from the past
And if you can
try and get to know
your parents well
Forgive them too
they are more like you
than you can tell
When they give advice
offer sympathy
They’re just showing
you who they wanted to be
Oh and now is exactly the time
To be out on your own again
Oh and now is exactly the time
to turn your head
Oh and now is exactly the time
To be out on your own again
Oh and now is exactly the time
to turn your head from the past
And I can spend a lifetime
searching for someone to blame
But don’t look back
don’t feel ashamed
And I can spend a lifetime
searching for someone to blame
But don’t look back
don’t feel ashamed
Oh 'cause now is
exactly the time
To be out on your own again
Oh and now is exactly the time
to turn your head
Oh and now is exactly the time
To be out on your own again
Oh and now is exactly the time
to turn your head from the past