# **Stolen Years** [VERSE 1] They tried to take my story, Tried to write it on their own, But the pages they destroyed Were never mine alone. [VERSE 2] I carried all the damage, The weight of every lie, The shadows of their choices Kept blocking out my sky. [CHORUS] Stolen years don’t own me anymore, I’m walking forward, through a brand-new door. The past can whisper, but it won’t define The future that I’m making mine. [VERSE 3] I learned to hide the bruises, The ones nobody saw, The quiet kind of heartbreak That never had a law. [VERSE 4] But somewhere in the silence, A spark began to rise, A voice that said “keep going,” A truth I recognized. [CHORUS] Stolen years don’t own me anymore, I’m walking forward, through a brand-new door. The past can whisper, but it won’t define The future that I’m making mine. [VERSE 5] I started changing habits, Rewiring how I think, Stopped letting old betrayals Pull me to the brink. [VERSE 6] I mapped a path to healing, One step at a time, And found that strength is quiet, But powerful and kind. [CHORUS] Stolen years don’t own me anymore, I’m walking forward, through a brand-new door. The past can whisper, but it won’t define The future that I’m making mine. [VERSE 7] Now people see the difference, The fire in my stride, They say my transformation Gives them hope inside. [VERSE 8] I’m proof that broken stories Can still become the light, A beacon for the weary, A guide through the night. [BRIDGE] Maybe pain is just a teacher Showing who we are, Maybe healing starts the moment We stop hiding scars. [FINAL CHORUS] Stolen years don’t own me anymore, I’m moving forward, ready for more.
