I Am Not an Island

I don’t have silver, I don’t have gold
But everything I have, I offer you to hold
I am not the strongest
Or the wisest man
And yet I stand before you still
Do with me what you will
I know it’s taking time
I can finally look you in the eyes and say that
I am not an island
I am not a fortress
I am not an anchor in the seas
I’m a man, out here in the darkness walking
And I need you out here walking beside me
You showed me mercy, undeserved
You have tended to our love, like a gardener with the earth
You showed me patience and brought me ease
You have opened up my eyes and taught me how to see
That I was a stubborn prideful man
But you have made me understand that
I am not an island
I am not a fortress
I am not an anchor in the seas
I’m just a man, out here in the darkness walking
And I need you out here walking beside me
And I know it won’t be easy
And I know that my jokes are cheesy
But my love for you is real
And so much deeper than a feeling
And I’m ready for the road
I can take your heavy load
Over mountains high and valleys deep
I can sing us both to sleep
But if I start to lose myself
You can dance me back to health
And tell me
I am not an island
I am not a fortress
I am not an anchor in the seas
I’m a man, out here in the darkness walking
And I need you out here walking beside me