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How many times have I seen this sign and never stopped to wonder why

It hangs on the walls outside offering warmth and a comfortable night

But maybe just maybe it's my own heart that shuts off the light

To those wanderers in need of some hope for life 

How many times have I decided I simply have no room

For the souls who have no place to

To lay their heads down and hold onto something true

I brush them away saying it's not what I'm used to

Except that I am. I encounter it ever day

Someone guiding me in giving me a warm place to stay

Not just for the night but for my broken way 

Of life that desperately needs some repairs to be made

So how can I look into their forlorn eyes and shrug and turn away

They're just like me

Wanting a life that's real and contains a little peace

Just enough to keep me going without falling into complacency

It doesn't take much to look beyond their eyes and see

That within my soul I hold the key

To open up my doors and tear down the walls 

That keep everyone out far enough I won't hear their calls

But to listen to the voice that's inside of us all

Whispering we need each other in order not to fall

Into a world within our ourselves

Made of our ideas of what keeps us well

When deep down we all know it's just some story we tell

I want to stop this lie I've been trying to sell

That I don't need you. That you don't need me. 

I've lived too long to be unable to see

That the best thing I can offer to the world for free

Is a wide open heart displaying Vacancy