The change started gradually like it crept into me
But once it took hold there was no stopping it
It was weird at first like some sort of drug
I was starting to feel giddy and happy and free
There were years of my own tortured abuse
Of alcohol, drugs and mental self neglect
I blamed everyone else for what was wrong in my life
When really it was my own doing that caused all this strife

Then a wake up call came and I answered the bell
And just like that I was delivered from hell
For I found a new friendship and many others like me
They all shared a similar story one of pain and suffering
And so it began my emergence from the abyss
Slowly I rose out of the darkness that was my life
I found out I was a good person but just simply sick
To take care of me first and the rest would take care of itself

They show me a way to live my life better but not necessarily easier
Often the hard way is the easier way in the end
I can’t begin to explain the change that took place
I’m glad it did in the end I’m happier this way