SHINE this way as if 9 lives depended on it the same day your life depended on mine
CHOOSE to face your fears of crossroads that sent you spiraling off the deep end several times
DARE to make a choice for you
REALIZE this is your gift to you
Even if it's for that one chance and happiness you could potentially eventually loose

Now I don't know why we need to believe that confession is reserved for sinners
And I don't know why I feel a need to wrestle with my demons and angels
But I know when I NEED to talk to God sometimes
And I can still remember when he showed me how to how to forgive my deepest and darkest crimes
And how to wake up on a new morning to a feeling that everything is gonna be alright
Not because it has to
but because these steps
And this road is undeniably mine

And I want this to be different...
I want to know what it's like to not feel the same
I want to be freedom
I want to know what it's like to sail away
Today I'll pray to God
And He will finally say
YOU GOT IT RIGHT CHILD
WAY TO BRING THE FUNK THIS TIME
KEEP YOUR HEAD HIGH
AND SHINE THIS WAY
TAKE A BREAK FROM THE PAIN
REALIZE YOU'RE NOT A PRISONER TONIGHT
NO NO NO NO CHILD
NOT TODAY
NOR TOMORROW
YOUR LIFE IS YOUR OWN NOW
COME ON HOME NOW
AND SHINE
FLY YOUR WAY THEN
STAY AND SHINE
SHINE YOUR WAY
SHINE THIS WAY