Once I was a rebel living in a dream Breaking young girls hearts I could be so mean I used to be strung out and lost in a trance Now I look back at those days like a bad romance My life is loaded with those dark memories And still I am haunted by that cold winters breeze I was causing so much sorrow and pain Until I found the sun and reached out of the rain I had to walk away from the man I used to be Yeah I walked away from a life in misery Had to clear my clouded heart to see a brighter day I walked away... yes I walked away I remember the reverends daughter Brought up on holy water Hallelujah such a sweet wild thing I couldn't stop my desire so I set the woman on fire Made her promises but my love was a lie I was loaded when she broke the news: she said You are the devil that brought me the blues That woman left me in a wicked state of mind When I woke up next morning I felt half dead and blind She had to walk away from the man she didn't need Ooh she walked away from a love not meant to be There was something wrong from the start And she just could not stay She walked away from me Ooh... I had to walk away from the man I used to be I walked away from a life in misery Had to clean my blackened heart to find a brighter day I walked away I had to walk away... Walk away It seems like only yesterday Now I'm a better father brother friend and lover