I Choose Me

I CHOOSE ME [Verse 1] I packed my dreams in an old suitcase, Left the keys on the kitchen table. There was a photograph face-down And a life I was no longer able. I drove all night with the radio low, Watching the city fade in the rain. For the first time in a long, long time, I wasn’t running from the pain. [Pre-Chorus] I spent too many years Trying to be what they wanted to see. Now there’s only one voice That I’m listening to — me. [Chorus] I choose me, Not the woman they wanted me to be. I choose the road, Even if I walk it alone. No more waiting for permission, No more living someone else’s dream. If I lose everything tomorrow, I’ll still have me. I choose me. [Verse 2] I learned the difference between love And a hand that keeps you standing still. I learned that saying “no” ain’t cruel When “yes” is something against your will. There were nights I questioned everything, Wondered if I had gone too far. Then I saw my face in the mirror And finally recognized who we are. [Pre-Chorus] I don’t need a perfect ending, I don’t need somebody’s guarantee. I’ve got a heart that’s finally beating To its own melody. [Chorus] I choose me, Not the woman they wanted me to be. I choose the road, Even if I walk it alone. No more waiting for permission, No more living someone else’s dream. If I lose everything tomorrow, I’ll still have me. I choose me. [Bridge] Let the old doors close behind me, Let the old names fade away. I’ve got miles beneath these footsteps, And I’ve got something left to say. I don’t know where this road is taking me, But for once I don’t need to know. I’ve spent half my life asking for a place— Now I’m building my own. [Final Chorus] I choose me, With every scar and every memory. I choose the fire, I choose the woman I can be. No more hiding in the shadows, No more drowning out the dream. I may walk into the unknown, But I’ll walk there free. I choose me. I choose me. And for the first time in my life, That’s enough for me. [Outro] No more asking. No more waiting. I choose me.