The Whole Damn Way

I drew a line out in the distance Said I'd be someone

when I crossed Put every good day in a box

And called it time I hadn't lost I kept my eyes on

what came next Walked through the rain without a sound So busy

trying to get somewhere I never saw where I was now

Another turn, another climb

I kept saying, "Give it time"

But time was moving under me

While I was looking down the line

No finish line

No place that makes me whole

I kept my life on hold

For a mark upon the road Let it rise,

let it fall Let the plans break and change

I was alive

The whole damn way

I missed the mornings with my friends The nights I should have

stayed a while

I called them stops along the way

And drove another hundred miles

I wanted proof that I had made it

Something no one could take back

But every time I reached the place

I moved the marker down the track

Another turn, another climb

Another year I can't rewind

I'm tired of telling myself

My life begins some other time

Fuck the finish line

I don't need it anymore

I've got a life in front of me

I've been walking past for years

If I can feel the ground give way

And still put one foot down

Then I'm not waiting to begin

I'm living here and now

No finish line

No place that makes me whole I won't put my life on

hold

For a mark upon the road Let it rise,

let it fall

Let the plans break and change

I am alive

The whole damn way