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THE LESSON.                       

Was the only one you ever loved
a stranger lost inside
when the final breath has left your lips
will you face the truth you hide,
did you ride the stallion that you feared
or run to safer ground
where you some-one who was always there
or never one who's found.

CHORUS:
Did the eagle lift you to new heights
was the ground you stood on firm
did a single moment touch your soul
was a single lesson learned.

Did a love you know, ever really know
the person that you are
or was it all a flicker 
from some far distant star.
Did you make a difference after all
did you reach someone in time
did you exercise your influence
or was it just a state of mind.

CHORUS:
Did the eagle lift you to new heights
was the ground you stood on firm
did a single moment touch your soul
was a single lesson learned.

Was the only one you ever loved
just a stranger lost inside
when the final breath has left your lips
can you face the truth you hide,
did you ride the stallion that you feared
or run to safer ground
where you some-one who was always there
or never one who's found.

CHORUS:
Did the eagle lift you to new heights
was the ground you stood on firm
did a single moment touch your soul
was a single lesson learned.