Returning Without Tears

Tell me a story And I don't care if it's true Just tell me everything I want to hear I borrowed every hope Of any prayer and chance from you Knowing I'll return them all in tears I was born to hunger Of the spirit to be free But gave in to my heart with every year Believing I could trust that you Would keep it safe for me But now you are returning it in tears I walk myself away now From the gamble that is love I follow the parade I've known for years Of broken-hearted angels Who all warn me from above There is no path returning without tears