If you knew my story you'd have a hard time

Believing me you'd think I was lying

Joy and sorrow never last

I'll die trying not to live in the past

If you knew my story

My heaven and my hell

If you knew my story

You'd have a good story to tell

I left my clothes on that cold river rock

My cares and my woes rolled up in my socks

I lay down in that mountain stream

And the icy water rushed over me

If you knew my story

My heaven and my hell

If you knew my story

You'd have a good story to tell

Me I'm not alone

Tell me I'm not alone

Many backs have broken from lesser weight I know

I was born to carry more than I can hold

Even though I'll stumble

Even though I'll fall

You'll never see me crumble

You'll never see me crawl

If you knew if you knew my story

Drew water from the well

If you knew if you knew my story

You'd have a good story to tell

Me I'm not alone

Tell me I'm not alone

Even though I'll stumble

Even though I'll fall

You'll never see me crumble

You'll never see you'll never see you'll never see me crawl

If you knew my story