One day, I wanted to leave, but I stayed
One day, I thought I’d fall apart
But I fought to remain
One night, after endless sleepless hours
I just wanted to clear the thoughts
Tucked away in the drawers of my mind
But God’s plans are greater than mine
And music saved me
All I can say is
Thank you
One day, I wanted to leave, but I stayed
One day, I thought I’d fall die
But I fought to remain
I don’t know the scale of what this could become
I have no clue how far I can run
All I know is I'm still here, still alive
And whatever my mission is
It feels like I'm fulfilling it
Stride by stride, stride by stride
Humans waste time trying to label everything
And I say this because I’ve done the same thing
What do I want? Why do I care?
But the real questions are these
Do I need it? And for what?
If the answer is just status or validation
I pity you, as I pity myself for the same fixation
Yes, I was once like that, too
One day, I wanted to leave, but I stayed
One day, I thought I’d fall apart
But I fought to remain
Money brings comfort
It buys things that feel good
But take that billion dollars
Knock on God’s door
And tell Him you want to buy your father back
Explain, with all your conviction
That you need more time with him
Tell Him you were only ten years old
And how utterly unfair it was to lose him
Say you spent 30 years trying to rebuild
And that maybe you never truly will
At 40, beg for 40 more years with your mom
Thank Him for what you’ve had
But tell Him you want more
Say you’ve got the money
Say you can pay
Go ahead, say it!
And you’ll see
What truly matters
Is what money can never buy
One day, I wanted to leave, but I stayed
One day, I thought I’d fall apart
But I fought to remain
We chase and chase
But the truth is plain
The greatest treasures
Can’t be weighed
Can’t be bought
And can’t be repaid
One day, I wanted to leave, but I stayed
One day, I thought I’d fall apart
But I fought to remain
