[Verse 1] I wake up somewhere in the middle, With a half-made dream beside my bed. The years have learned to move much faster Than the plans inside my head. I watch the people that I knew Turn their chances into gold. They built the lives they said they’d build, While I’m still trying to hold my own. [Pre-Chorus] And I wonder in the silence, When the room is dark and still: Am I one step behind the world, Or just walking at my will? [Chorus] One step ahead, one step closer, Or always a few steps behind? Everybody seems to know the road, While I’m still searching for mine. Is everybody winning While I’m just learning how to stand? Maybe life was never asking Me to be somebody else’s man. [Verse 2] I’ve worn the face of confidence When I didn’t know what to say. I’ve called it patience, called it timing, When I was simply afraid. There are dreams I left unopened, There are roads I never took. And sometimes I can’t help wondering What they’d say if they could look. [Pre-Chorus] But the mirror doesn’t answer, And the clock won’t tell me why. Maybe being lost at forty Doesn’t mean you failed at life. [Chorus] One step ahead, one step closer, Or always a few steps behind? Everybody seems to know the road, While I’m still searching for mine. Is everybody winning While I’m just learning how to stand? Maybe life was never asking Me to be somebody else’s man. [Bridge] Maybe the mountain has no finish, Maybe the view is changing too. Maybe the miles I thought were wasted Were the miles that carried me through. I don’t need to beat tomorrow, I just need to face today. If I’m still moving, I’m not broken. If I’m still breathing, I’m not late. [Final Chorus] One step ahead, one step closer, Sometimes a few steps behind. But I’m still here, still walking, Still trying to find my light. And maybe all those people I thought were so far ahead Were only better at pretending They knew where they were headed. [Outro] One step ahead… One step closer… I may not know where I’m going, But I’m still going.
