Rise To The Occasion

Kurt Nilsen

You've been down the dark detours 
you have seen most of it all 
Crashed into a million faces 
but never listened to them talk 
You got so much on your mind right now 
it doesn't even help to try 
to solve them all 

You used to smile when hope and a pat on the back 
would last throughout the day 
As the rain kept fallin' down on you 
you wouldn't let them wash the feeling away 
Hope itself dried out in you 
as you heard your man walking away 
without a word 

And you thought: 
Who's gonna make my decisions 
I can't make'em on my own 
Who's gonna rise the occasion 
when there's no one around 
Who the hell is gonna believe me 
I don't believe in myself 
Who's gonna be there forever 
well it ain't gonna be him 

In case you didn't know I really care for you 
I just wish you all the best 
If love should come and knock on your door 
I hope it treats you with respect 
I cannot count the times I've seen you oh just slip it away 
cause of broken hearts... 

And you thought: 
Who's gonna make my decisons 
I can't make'em on my own 
Who's gonna rise the occasion 
when no one's around 
Who the hell is gonna believe me 
I don't believe in myself 
Who's gonna be there forever 
well, it ain't gonna be him. 

Everybody is going away 
I'm barely hanging on 
do not lovers seek me 
What am I doing wrong 

Who's gonna make my decisions...(2x)