I was just a boy with a Bible in hands Knockin' on doors, tryin' to understand They saw the fame, but not the flame I was speakin' love in Jehovah's name I moonwalked through a world of noise Tried to bring hope to girls and boys They saw the glove, the hat, the fame But I was dreamin' of a better place They saw my smile but never my soul A fragile heart facing the world I prayed each night for peace to reign A world without the hurt and pain I wasn't perfect, but I believed That love would be my legacy This isn't the end, no, it's the start I'm comin' back with a brand-new heart I'll dance again, just wait and see On paradise, I'll be set free No more tears, no disguises Only love under endless skies I'll sing again, and feel the Sun Where pain and shadows come undone I believed, I still belong I'll live again, just like my songs Ooh, I'm not gone just wait for me I'll moonwalk into eternity Ooh, can't you feel? It's not the end, I'll dance again I told the world to heal the pain To look at the man in the mirror again They called me strange, they called me lost But I held my faith, no matter the cost I spoke of peace in every show I dreamed of lions walking slow With lambs beside, in fields of green A world of love yet to be seen They saw my smile but never my soul A fragile heart facing the world I prayed each night for peace to reign A world without the hurt and pain I wasn't perfect, but I believed That love would be my legacy This isn't the end, no, it's the start I'm comin' back with a brand-new heart I'll dance again, just wait and see On paradise, I'll be set free No more tears, no disguises Only love under endless skies I'll sing again, and feel the Sun Where pain and shadows come undone I believed, I still belong I'll live again, just like my songs Ooh, C'mon Slash I'm not gone I'm not gone I'll run with lions through open fields No fear, no fences, no need for shields I'll teach an elephant the moonwalk right He'll glide beside me in the morning light We'll laugh beneath a kingdom sky Where no one ever says goodbye And if you wonder where I've been Just follow the beat who sets me free I'll dance again, just wait and see On paradise, I'll be set free No more pain, no more cries Beneath kingdom skies I'm not gone I'm not gone