Dennis DeYoung - Forgiveness lyrics

Once in a lifetime lightning strikes When fate comes calling your name And in an instant the flame ignites And nothing's ever the same And you wonder How things might have been Yes you wonder Can you shed your skin All your excuses and regrets They sound so tired and old And when you speak them no one forgets They sound like tales you have told So you suffer Like you knew you would Oh and you suffer Like you know you should Forgiveness waits for you If you repent for your sin Forgiveness through and through 'cause I know where you have been I know just where you have been And you suffer All of your secrets hidden deep Have come to settle the score And every nightmare when you sleep Waits patiently by your door And you wonder Has the die been cast Oh yes you wonder Can you change the past? Forgiveness changes you And gives you reason to live Forgiveness through and through But it ain't easy to give No it ain't easy to give So you suffer Forgiveness waits for you If you repent for your sin Forgiveness through and through 'cause I know where you have been I know just where you have been And you suffer