Valley of Tears

Thought I'd be stuck here forever Don't need to live in fear anymore  There's been a change in the weather The choir's singing in my honor I'm happy to leave here There's so much more to explore...     Time to wash away all the fears of yesterday  I've had enough of your black rain Don't let the past ruin today Time to free myself from all the pain I've come such a long way  There is a life out there Beyond the valley of tears There must be....     I'm gonna change my name Change my hair  And untangle you from me Picking up the pieces of the mess you made of me The darkness still surrounds me But I pray one day I'll rise above it all...    Around this time next year  I'll have nothing but my shame The flame may be gone but the fire still remains But I pray one day I'll rise above it all... There is a life out there Beyond the valley of tears There must be...