[FAR FROM WHERE I STARTED] [Verse 1] Found an old photograph in a kitchen drawer, Someone I remember, someone I’m not anymore. He had a hundred reasons he would never try, Kept his dreams folded up, let the years roll by. Today I made a call I would’ve feared back then, Heard a “no,” took a breath, and tried again. [Pre-Chorus] Some days the distance is all I see, Till I look back at who I used to be. [Chorus] I’m not yet where I want to be, But I’m far from where I started. Still got a little road ahead, Still walking it wholehearted. I’ve learned to bend without giving in, Learned a loss ain’t where the story ends. There’s a dream out there still calling me— I’m not yet where I want to be, But I’m far from where I started. [Verse 2] I used to count the things that I hadn’t done, Like every setting sun meant somebody else had won. Now there’s a calendar hanging by the door, Little circles round the days I tried once more. Nobody threw a party, nobody knew, But I kept one promise that I made it through. [Pre-Chorus] It doesn’t always look like flying high, Sometimes it’s getting dressed and stepping outside. [Chorus] I’m not yet where I want to be, But I’m far from where I started. Still got a little road ahead, Still walking it wholehearted. I’ve learned to bend without giving in, Learned a loss ain’t where the story ends. There’s a dream out there still calling me— I’m not yet where I want to be, But I’m far from where I started. [Bridge] If I could sit beside that younger me, I wouldn’t bring a map or guarantees. I’d say, “You’ll find some friends along the way, You’ll learn to ask for help on harder days. And when you think you haven’t moved at all, You’ll do something that once seemed impossible.” [Final Chorus] I’m not yet where I want to be, But I’m far from where I started. Got room for who I’ll grow into, And love for who got this far. I’ve learned to bend without giving in, I can rest awhile and begin again. There’s a dream out there still calling me— I’m not yet where I want to be, But I’m far from where I started. [Outro] Put that old photograph back in its place, Picked up my keys with a smile on my face. Still got somewhere I want to go… But I’ve come farther than I know.
