[Verse 1] I know the turns I took to get here The easy yes, the vanished years A pocket full of half-kept plans And one more match held in my hands [Pre-Chorus] But morning finds me at the door With both feet on the kitchen floor I name the damage, let it be A map, not all that’s left of me [Chorus] I’m still choosing the life I want Step by step through the things I’ve done When old impulses call my name I can hear them and walk away I’m not clean of the road behind But I’m here, and the next turn’s mine [Verse 2] There’s a cracked blue mug beside the sink A friend who waits while I rethink The promises I used to bend A smaller truth I can defend [Pre-Chorus] No grand escape, no perfect start Just one clear answer from the heart I take the day without disguise And leave a little room to rise [Chorus] I’m still choosing the life I want Step by step through the things I’ve done When old impulses call my name I can hear them and walk away I’m not clean of the road behind But I’m here, and the next turn’s mine [Bridge] Let every wrong turn mark the ground Not build a wall around me now I owe the past an honest look Then close that page and write my own [Final Chorus] I’m still choosing the life I want Step by step through the things I’ve done When old impulses call my name I can hear them and walk away I’m not clean of the road behind But I’m here, and the next turn’s mine [Outro] The next turn’s mine The next turn’s mine
