followed footsteps

walked too far

all this time spent

picking at the scars

 

falling forward

holding back

getting tired

staying where im at

 

i'll be a man

and i won't cry

i am alone

and that's alright

i don't need a [bad word] to stand

i will learn to rise 

above where i have been

and all i've known

i'll choose my path

and i will go

i won't let nothing hold me back

can see it clearly now

i know it will be grand

 

i've claimed weakness

far too long

my excuses

torn [bad word] undone

 

i'll take me under

draw me in

the fighting freedom

i feel it closing in

 

i'll be a man

and i won't cry

i am alone

and that's alright

i don't need a [bad word] to stand

i will learn to rise 

above where i have been

and all i've known

i'll choose my path

and i will go

i won't let nothing hold me back

can see it clearly now

i know it will be grand

 

why

couldn't i see

what was best

and what was wrong

for

me