hell you never even wanted to see , where i came from , did n't care , thought i was fake , well , let me tell you , that you 've decided , to walk away from me , never wanted to know me , truly never cared , you lied , trying to make her happy , but your ideas , your thoughts , your mind was made up , before i even said hello , i wo n't waste enough breath to say that i 'm sorry , cause lets be honest , i 'm not , i just wan na thank you for , pushing me away , one of these days , you 'll realize i was n't the guy you thought i was , and when your daughter is happy , and you do n't care , well guess then it 's my arms she can sleep in , knowing the world will keep turning , so until next time , lock it all in , cause the all american nightmare , just walked square through momma 's front door the lights behind the bridge darkness , years i walked this highway , alone , the black consumed me , the soul i once held , fell back into the cave , that i never once knew existed , it 's time i took a seat , and pondered , my future , i never wanted to end up here , but i knew the road , would n't be easy , i had given it all away , i only wanted to get away , and the day i left , i knew this was the day , that i needed to wait for , i looked back on everything , starting from the day i left , i said goodbye to my family , at least the only ones that cared , enough to see me go , i had only bundled up the things that mattered , and threw them on my back , and began to walk , i had no destination , i just wanted out , and in front of me , was nothing but darkness , and even then , i did n't care , the tornado in front of me , sucked me in , and the road around me turned dark , this is where i met the first of two , that would change my life forever , she introduced herself , but the utter accidents , that we call fate , and for the next few years , every night consisted of the same thing , i would call her , or she would call me , and we 'd spend hours , burning away the darkness , until she would sleep , and then i 'd dream , finally that faithful day came , one five years in the making , the day that the light in my burnt world , disappeared , she whispered the words , i always knew would come , and she walked away , the darkness consumed me , even greater than before , i liked every second of it , and i became addicted , i wanted more , the dark consumed my soul , and ate away at my heart , time passed slowly , day by day , hour by hour , and as the seasons changed , i made progress down my road , of life , i felt the darkness take total control , i waited for it , i stayed up at night , wanting death to come calling , because i was sick of being lonely , but then here came , the light in that darkness , one that had never burnt so brightly , or so it had appeared , in the beginning the path i was walking , was so clearly illuminated , that i thought that i could see a white spot , on a clear ground , but as time wore on , and the world around her , stared on in disbelief , that she could waste her time , the light that illuminated this world , slowly started to dim , like it had needed batteries , that dim light faded , slowly fading further and further , until finally , it burnt out , like the unused candles on a birthday cake , and then my world was back , in a darker state than ever before , i played with blades , contemplated the end , and almost went through with it , but slowly i got better , the darkness remained , but i was able to move forward , as the days continued , and the seasons changed again , i got better slowly , figured out where i screwed up , got myself to a better place , it was then i noticed where i was , i looked up , and the bridge , that had haunted my dreams , hung before me , black in its splendor of beauty , hung low , inviting in a way that i 'd never been invited before , so i walked , ever so slowly , and calmly along it 's rails , in the river below , i saw water , black like glass , waiting to be broken , i stared out over the horizon , to the west of me , i hear the engines , slowing down , i see the light burst around the corner , and i almost cry at its brilliance , i step off the track , as the train rolls to a stop , just before the bridge , the door swings open , and i feel the warmth of the compartment , and off steps the most beautiful woman i 've ever seen , she strolls over to me , and takes my hand , she leads me onto the train , and i ask , where does this lead ?