I've heard it said
That people come into our lives
For a reason,
Bringing something we must learn.
And we are led
To those who help us most to grow,
If we let them
And we help them in return.
Well, I don't know if I believe that's true,
But I know I'm who I am today
Because I knew you
Like a comet pulled from orbit
As it passes a sun,
Like a stream that meets a boulder
Halfway through the wood,
Who can say if I've been changed for the better?
But because I knew you,
I have been changed for good.
It well may be
That we will never meet again
In this lifetime,
So much of me
Is made of what I learned from you,
You'll be with me like a handprint on my heart.
And now whatever way our stories end,
I know you have re-written mine
By being my friend
Like a ship blown from its mooring
By a wind off the sea,
Like a seed dropped by a skybird
In a distant wood,
Who can say if I've been changed for the better?
But because I knew you
Because I knew you
I have been changed for good
And just to clear the air,
I ask forgiveness
For the things I've done you blame me for.
But then, I guess we know there's blame to share,
And none of it seems to matter anymore.
Like a comet pulled from orbit (Like a ship blown off it's )
As it passes a sun, ( mooring, by a wind off the )
Like a stream that meets a boulder, ( sea. Like a seed droped by a )
Halfway through the wood. ( bird in the wood)
Who can say if I've been changed for the better?
I do believe I have been changed for the better
And because I knew you
Because I knew you
Because I knew you
I have been changed
For good.