[verse 1] I face it direct, no matter the cost, the weight I carried it before — in the marrow, the spine I carry the weight of me, most days that's enough Looking back, I see a path carved by time. In the day I cursed fate, defied God's mandate In the collusion of the boy and the man I became I learned grace in the dance of fate Never bathed in holy fire, still I walked through the flame. I built a life on kindness, free of decree When I lay at whatever heaven's feet I was content with years I spent In the man I defined, this place, this time. [chorus] ta-ta-ta time to be, be-be-be lo-ha-ahhhh it's time to be — BE, BE ta-ta-ta time to be, be-be-be lo-ha-ahhhh it's time to be — BE, BE [Verse 2] I wore the names they gave me like a dress that never fit Stitched in quiet expectations, thread by thread, bit by bit I learned to smile in mirrors that told me who to be Then unlearned every answer just to set my spirit free. I let go like the seasons, never sure what would remain Held the beauty of the breaking, found my truth inside the change As each path ended, I felt a softer kind of grace Not lost, just becoming , in the weight of inner space. Now I stand in my own light, no apology, no plea All the fragments I was given shaped the woman I could be And if love should find me here, I won’t turn or look away I am ready in the not knowing , I am here, and I will stay [chorus] ta-ta-ta time to be, be-be-be lo-ha-ahhhh it's time to be — BE, BE ta-ta-ta time to be, be-be-be lo-ha-ahhhh it's time to be — BE, BE After all this time I finally see... ta-ta-ta time to be, be-be-be lo-ha-ahhhh it's time to be — BE, BE ta-ta-ta time to be, be-be-be lo-ha-ahhhh it's time to be — BE, BE
