To err is human, to forgive can be most divine
You know I found it hard to take it that way once you broke that big heart of mine
Magnanimous in nature, mine was a trusting simple way
Until my platitudes were challenged
And he darkened the world that I threw away

Fire breaks through the cracks of a stone
Seems familiar until it heals in time
Into a new world that has grown

I once worshiped a hero and a friend
Until he turned a chilly back on me
I guess there was no other way
In the end for me to really find and really see
How desperate do you feel and how sad
My hero had become
And that there's pain in this world
Everybody gets some

Fire breaks through the cracks of a stone
Seems familiar until it heals in time
Into a new world that has grown

To err is human, to forgive can be most maligned
You know I found it hard to believe once you broke that big heart of mine
Magnanimous in nature, mine was a trusting simple way
Until my platitudes were challenged
And he darkened the world that I threw away
Fire breaks through the cracks of a stone
Seems familiar until it heals in time
Into a new world that has…

Fire breaks through the cracks of a stone
Seems familiar until it heals in time
Into a new world that has grown