I used to say I don’t want to be trapped in the negative
Only see the down side of things.
I used to think it was impossible to breathe life
Into these broken wings.
Sometimes I don’t want to remember:
I Just want to forget
That faded memory, a past history.
You don’t know where to go
Til you know where you’ve been.
And, there is a road untraveled
I’m meant to begin.
I don’t wanna be a burden
Like in the past.
I want to give to my other half.
…don’t wanna be a burden like in the past
I want to give to my other half.
I know that it was rough in the beginning
But, you were key in the process of my healing.
I used to drink from a cup half empty;
Now I’m sippin’ from a cup half full.
You don’t know where to go
Til you know where you’ve been.
And, we’ve set a new course
I can’t wait to begin.
And now I’m not a burden-
Like in the past.
I’m giving to my other half
Now I’m not a burden
Like in the past
I’ll give you my all and we’ll make it last.
I used to be afraid that I would stay stuck in a memory,
Trapped in history.
But, now I know that I’m free to dream with you
Next to me.
You be the pilot: I’ll bring the dreams.
Cuz now I know that I’m free to dream with you next to me.
credits
from Pushing Forward,
released June 17, 2014
Music and lyrics written by Kristy Lee Burky
programming by Paul Matthew
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