WHAT IT TOOK

I pick myself up
I dust myself off
I start all over again
I tell myself, remind myself
There's no one to do this, but me
I tell myself; You can't give up
You can't give in, never
You can't let it get the best of you
Not now, not ever
What couldn't destroy or break me
Reveals the fact; I'm very much alive
What couldn't take me down, made me stronger
It taught me to stay in the moment and thrive
You ask me; "How do you do it?"
How do you live with a hole in your heart?​​​​​​
How do you keep on going
When your world's been torn apart?
I pick myself back up
I dust myself off
I start over again
Again and again and again
I tell myself, you can do this
But you've got to get out of your own way
Keep taking a breath, keep trying
And you'll live to overcome some day
I may be dusty, tired and worn
But I shall cross the finish line
It's not about the stumbling, falling
It's what you did, to stand and shine
Keep picking yourself back up
Keep dusting yourself off
But never give up, my friend
Start over and over
And then, begin again
Keep telling yourself; I can do this!
Keep striving, keep trying to be
One day at the end of your journey
They'll understand what it took, to walk free