For The First Time Lyrics

The old familiar eyes might not be full of love

But at least they've lost the hate

And the practiced smile that always held a bitten tongue

Might've finally given way

The hair that's thinned from countless hours

Of tearing won't return, and that's ok

Because he can feel the light for the first time

In the longest time today

It doesn't mean the dark is gone forever

Or that the sun won't go away

It doesn't mean there won't be tears and bruises

Once some folks have had their say

Maybe it's not even meant to last,

God knows he's made a mess along the way

But he can feel the light for the first time

In the longest time today

He'll try until he dies to get a handle on

The best way to explain

How it's possible in years of going nowhere

To have also lost his way

And that won't heal the bitten hands

Or wipe the disappointment off of every face

But he can feel the light for the first time

In the longest time today

Yeah, there'll never be a time he doesn't

Wish it all had gone some other way

But he can feel the light for the first time

In the longest time today