[Verse 1] I’m staring at the footprints I left in the dust! Some are rusted iron, some are crumbling crust! I traded the sunrise for a heavy gray room, Watching the garden go dry with straight gloom! The years were a river, I didn’t hold the oar— I just let the current pull me away from the shore! [Pre-Chorus] And the anger is cold, it’s a stone in my chest! For the time that I wasted, for the nights without rest! But I’m tracing the lines of the scars that I made... Realizing the debt, and the price that I paid. [Chorus] But every wrong turn was a map in the dark, Every silence was waiting to carry a spark. I’m made of the wreckage, the drift, and the fall, But it all led me here, standing steady and tall. There’s a break in the clouds, there’s a light I can see, The best of the future is... waiting for me. [Verse 2] I’ve been gripping the anchor, afraid of the deep! Making promises to myself that I never could keep! But the skin has grown tougher, the vision is clear, There’s no use in mourning what’s gone from the years! If the past is the teacher, then I’ve learned my part— I’m packing my lessons and maybe.... just a little change in my heart! [Bridge] It’s not just a hope! It’s a promise I’m making! The ground might be shaking, but I’m not forsaking... The chance to be better! The chance to begin! To let the new light finally let itself in... Just hold on— Just hold on... [Guitar Solo] [Chorus] ‘Cause every wrong turn was a map in the dark, Every silence was waiting to carry the spark. I’m made of the wreckage, the drift, and the fall, But it all led me here, standing steady and tall. There’s a break in the clouds, there’s a light I can see, The best of the future is... waiting for me. [Outro] It's waiting... It’s waiting for me. The horizon is wider than it’s ever been. Take a breath. Just hold on. The better part... has yet to begin!
