Seventeen hours and four long years Since I last heard you mention my name The long silence confirmed my fear That you still believe it was me If I could go back and do it again I never would have walked out that door I'm only guilty of being his friend When he went to settle a score Candles burn at funerals Of dreamers who have suffered fools To play the game by their own rules And still they end up losing I, I've done my time, I've changed my life So why can't I change your mind You're like a wall too high to climb Too lost to find Seventeen hours and four long years Since I last felt the rain on my skin So many things I've wanted to say But I don't know how to begin Over the years there's been plenty of blame Driven by fear and denial What matters most is starting again And living in peace for a while Candles burn at funerals Of dreamers who have suffered fools To play the game by their own rules And still they end up losing I, I've done my time, I've changed my life So why can't I change your mind You're like a wall too high to climb Too lost to find Candles burn at funerals Of dreamers who have suffered fools To play the game by different rules And we all end up losing But I, I've done my time, I've changed my life So why can't I change your mind You're like a wall too high to climb Too lost to find Too high to climb, too lost to find Seventeen hours and four long years