She's leavin' for New York City She's leavin' some things in the past She's lookin' for new ways to feel, pretty She doesn't know those feelings don't last Oh they never last Martyrs are made when death will take them And legends of legacy Oh in life, I'm just trying to be both things I didn't know it wouldn't come so easily It's not so, easy kid Don't think this comes for free You've got to work so hard for this Oh its that saying you'll hear Cause if it was, everyone would do it So I'm pleadin' for all of the lives who'll hear You'll be a light in dark places I know you will You'll be a light in dark places dear, I know you will La da da da I know you will So take a step from you situation Look hard at what others may, see They've got a completely different background They're living a different story Cause It's not so, easy kid Don't think this comes for free You've got to work so hard for this Oh its that saying you'll hear Cause if it was, everyone would do it So I'm pleadin' for all of the lives who'll hear You'll be a light in dark places I know you will You'll be a light in dark places dear, I know you will La da da da I know you will