"The Reason (The Lesson I Learned)"
Written by Kyle Rich

Where should I begin?
When should I begin to compromise the fight inside?
For better thoughts that never question why?
The key to my demise

Where should I begin?
When should I begin to draw the line through my disguise?
And seperate the facts from all the lies?
And see what's left inside?

No one knows the answer
No one knows, but all those truths aside, there comes a time
The biggest test of my entire life...

There were never any doubts, but now my faith has declined
Cause now I know that the way I feel is not the same as before
There's a reason, deep inside, that I can no longer hide

So what should I do? Should I be like you?
But there's a price to pay, cause some people say

They'll never look back, and they'll take it in stride
And if it hurts too bad, then don't ask why
And some people say they'll never look back, because it's far too late,
To learn anything new...

...But I can't relate

Cause this is one more thing that I won't forget,
And it's one more change that I won't regret
But if it makes more sense to forget the past
Then I won't blame anyone who doesn't look back

But I'll spend my time looking for the things I know
I won't find `til I look behind
And start to let these things that I hold inside
Just float on by so anyone, can see,

The lesson I learned, and what it taught to me
The lesson I learned...

How could I forget?
How could I not remember why I am today
The person here you see before your eyes?
And all that still applies?

Life tries to neglect
The reasoning that moments caught in time can make us cry
A judgement call on what our minds decide to keep alive,
For memory reprise

There's so much left behind,
We never get the chance to say goodbye
The reason we forget the reasons why...?

There were never any doubts, but now my faith has declined
Cause now I know that the way I am is not the same as before
There's a reason, deep inside, that I can no longer hide

The pressure is on. Can I still go on?
Yeah, there's a price to pay, cause some people say

They'll never look back, and they'll take it in stride
And if it hurts too bad, then don't ask why
And some people say they'll never look back, because it's far too late,
To learn anything new...

...But I'll find a way

Cause this is one more thing that I won't forget
And it's one more change that I won't regret
But if it makes more sense to forget the past
Then I won't blame anyone who doesn't look back

But I'll spend my time looking for the things I know
I won't find `til I look behind
And start to let these things that I hold inside
Just float on by so anyone can see,

The lesson I learned, and what it taught to me
The lesson I learned...

Where should I begin?
When should I begin to compromise the fight inside?
For better thoughts that never question why...

...The key to my demise