[Verse 1] I’ve measured every doorway twice Rehearsed the laugh, rehearsed the lights A hundred lives in numbered rows While one small moment waits and grows [Pre-Chorus] The seats are full, the house is still I’m tuning plans against my will [Chorus] Begin, begin—the room is listening Begin, begin—the seconds glisten I saved a thousand ways to start But none can take the place of heart Begin, begin, don’t wait for when The life you’re ready for begins again [Verse 2] I wrote the speech for every role Then kept the pages, kept control The curtain lifts; I check the cue The only missing part is you [Pre-Chorus] The seats are full, the house is still I’m done rehearsing what I will [Chorus] Begin, begin—the room is listening Begin, begin—the seconds glisten I saved a thousand ways to start But none can take the place of heart Begin, begin, don’t wait for when The life you’re ready for begins again [Bridge] No perfect cue, no safer scene No final draft of who I’ve been One breath, one step, the boards beneath The waiting room gives way to me [Final Chorus] Begin, begin—the room is listening Begin, begin—the whole world’s leaning I saved a thousand ways to start Now every step can play its part Begin, begin, right here, right then The life you’re living starts again [Outro] Begin again Begin again
