Can't Take That Away

I loved you before I knew that you existed It really isn't anybody's business Not asking for permission or a witness It honestly doesn't make any difference Living in this insane mess There's only one person that can make me make sense I've got troubles and my own fears But as long as you're alive, I'm not alone here My mirror, when I'm right near you Your guiding light shines to see my life clearer You're so woven inside my spirit Even when you're not around I feel you Lord knows they don't come no realer My soul road dog, my healer The only reason I believe in me I'm trying to be what you seem to me When the highs get low and joys turn woes I'll be close forever and a day They can't take that away When you make your mistakes, my heart is a place Where you're safe I never would betray They can't take that away And what you made mine is true Lifetime full of treasures, I'll never repay They can't take that away I love you and there's nothing you can do about it I love you right through all your human problems I might've got excited at you and shouted But you never let me down when it truly counted Nothing could ever break the bond Whatever page you're on Celebrate or mourn, babies born or parents gone No matter how crazy the storm, you won't face it alone The best part of me is drawn to you Me and anything I own belong to you I treasure everything important to you Any secret I ever had I show them to you I owe you nothing but the whole truth I wouldn't want to meet the me that doesn't know you The only reason I believe in me I'm trying to be what you seem to see When the highs get low and joys turn woes I'll be close forever and a day They can't take that away When you make your mistakes, my heat is a place Where you're safe I never would betray They can't take that away And what you made mine is true Lifetime full of treasures, I'll never repay They can't take that away These are wounds, not scars It will only be a scar when it stops bleeding, stops hurting You can forget about scars But you cannot forget about wounds Everyone meets the injured with sympathy or disgust Do you need a tissue? No, I need stiches --- Can't Take That Away - Brother Ali