The Battle of Life

I knew I would feel the shame
When I did what I should not
No word to put to name
That evil which I fought

From down deep in me came
The worst of which I did not desire
And my happiness did it maim
And set my heart on fire

I remembered then what I must do
to make myself right
according to the values I knew
this evil I must fight

May it never get the best of me
A battle to the last breath
If I win let heaven set me free
and that evil die its death