Need a Reason

What has come to be
And what I have seen is not for the faint of heart
Nor is it for the weak of soul
Yet I still stand here waiting for the wind to blow
Stuck out on the water
A mistake to launch this ship, now I've nowhere to go

I need a reason to write a new song
I need a reason to stay strong
I need a reason to do no wrong
I need a reason and, I hope it won't be long
Before a reason comes along

I took a chance one day
Hoping that the tide would change and she would see me
In the way that I saw her
Should have known as things go I would lose the reason to write my songs
Should have been more patient
Undoing anything that was done

I need a reason to write a new song
I need a reason to stay strong
I need a reason to do no wrong
I need a reason and, I hope it won't be long
Before a reason comes along

So here I sit adrift
Took a leap of faith now I can't get home or back to where I was
A darker man I have become
Reaching for a reason only to find a bottle in front of me
Some say they pray for me
She was once the thing that saved me

I need a reason to write a new song
I need a reason to stay strong
I need a reason to do no wrong
I need a reason and, I hope it won't be long
I need a reason to write a new song
I need a reason to stay strong
I need a reason to do no wrong
I need a reason and, I hope it won't be long
Before a reason comes along