Like a songbird in captivity
Didn’t know if I’d ever feel free
to sing the songs I had in me
My desperate melodies
So I looked for a way out of that place
And the girl I knew I could find a
Trace of to help her see a life worth fighting for
Cause on the other side of doubt there is just so much more
Cause one day one day will be all that you have and
will you look back and say
I risked it all at 23
Took a chance left a job that meant nothing to me
Dove right in to the water deep
With a song in my heart let my passion lead
The way wasn’t clear it was never easy
Lord knows nothing in this world comes free
But I fought like hell and I earned every scar along the way
And I loved the life out of every single blessed day
That’s what I’ll look back and say
Child of the new millennium
I see you under their thumbs
Not knowing which way to run in
Believe me your time is comin’
Fall on your face and get back up again
Do whatever it’s gonna take to
Fan the fire inside that makes you
Burn the brightest that you can
One day one day will be all that you have
and will you look back and say
I risked it all at 23
Took a chance left a job that meant nothing to me
Dove right in to the water deep
With a song in my heart let my passion lead
The way wasn’t clear it was never easy
Lord knows nothing in this world comes free
But I fought like hell and I earned every scar along the way
And I loved the life out of every single blessed day
That’s what I’ll look back and say
All you have is time
But time is all you have to lose
You gonna make it worth you while
Or are you gonna have to choose
To say
I risked it all at 23
Took a chance left a job that meant nothing to me
Dove right in to the water deep
With a song in my heart let my passion lead
The way wasn’t clear it was never easy
Lord knows nothing in this world comes free
But I fought like hell and I earned every scar along the way
And I loved the life out of every single blessed day
That’s what I’ll look back and say
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