So now hold your breath
And set the stage
Prepare yourself for the cynic's rage
Is it a question still of who is man'
Or how they feel and what I am'

But digging deep I found a way
What more do I need to say'

Gone through life and death
And what remains
If any blemish hang your head in shame
Like a fever that just keeps you down
Would you simply let it stay around'

'Digging deep' I guess I say
Is more pridefulness of that day
In truth I know that it is clear
I was distant, God is near

In the goodness and strife
Found and empty wanting life
Though so long made no sound
With tears I bowed myself down

Won't you greet this man
And hear his words'
Maybe an open ear would make him stir
Could a closed heart have saved all man'

So now hold your breath and set the stage
Prepare yourself for the cynic's rage
Is it a question still of who is man'
Or how they feel and what I am'