The voice inside

Don't judge a book by its sleeve
You know I heard that once been said
I'm not the kind who's easily aggrieved
By the things that I have read

For my Mother she once told me
"You know you've gotta live your dreams"
And I'll keep her words inside me
For all eternity it seems

I fought the pain somehow
I guess when others would surely drown
Well I'm not that kind of man
Who lets his guard fall down

For my Father he once told me
"Don't let them bring you down"
And I've kept his words
His words inside of me

I've felt the pain within my heart
Still hold their memory deep inside
And I'll see them in a dream
When I close my eyes at night
Now the greatest gift is life
They're the reason that I'm alive
I pray I'll never stop hearing the voice inside