Do the chains that bind
really have to bind me?
Do the words that sting
really have to hurt so?
Do the tears we shed
really have to be so cold?

It wasn't meant to be this way
when it wasn't meant to be...

Why do fears leave us lonely
and hurts give us pause?
Why do mothers hate their children
and fathers scorn their families?
Why are broken homes common
and additions a way of life?

It wasn't meant to be this way
when it wasn't meant to be...

Is it so hard to hope,
but so easy to cry?
Is it better to run away,
but never stand your ground?
Is it right never to trust,
but always lash out?

It wasn't meant to be this way
when it wasn't meant to be...

Jesus came to save us
when we didn't know
that we needed to be
saved from the darkness
we had always known
and He showed us more.

It isn't meant to be this way
when there's so much more to be.