Sir, please hear what I have to say I know you're busy, but I've come a long way Now I've got somethin' I gotta say Sir, I'm standin'. I got my hands held empty I've never given in, although it is tempting Now I want you to listen to me These past days were all closed doors Please tell me that outside there's more 'Cause inside there's nothin' at all I'm a blade of grass That pushed its way through the pavement Forever I will grow Forever I'll be learnin' I'll reach out and grab this earth Sideways and above And if the sun ever fades on this sidewalk Well, at least I've loved Sir, I once found paradise and peace She once kept me from fallin' beneath But in present time, this paradise is lost Sir, it is now I only endure My existence is all I live for But one day this traveler will find more A bag on my back and shoes on my feet And all the people I'll meet I'll climb those peaks that once brought me pain I'm a blade of grass That pushed its way through the pavement Forever I will grow Forever I'll be learnin' I'll reach out and grab this earth Sideways and above And if the sun ever fades on this sidewalk Well, at least I've loved I've loved I've loved I've loved