Find My Way Forward

[MAY]
Looking at me like I need to be saved
They’ll never understand
To have to act in a certain way
In every circumstance

Comfort from anyone
Just isn’t worth chasing
At the end of the day
I’m alone, and that won’t change it
Don’t pretend you know what I’m facing
Every time I get empty consolation

Maybe I’m being too cynical
I mean, I’ve gone through this before
Gotta find that spark in me
Pick myself off the floor

They say the journey of a thousand miles
Begins with a single step
But the thought I’d listen to some dead old man
Doesn’t sit right in my head

Just Confucian sayings, they’re confusing
And they’re weighing down on me
All I want is to be free
Find my own way forward, take the leap

I have it in me but, oh God, now what?
What do I do?
I know I wanna change my life
But I have bills past due

I need a job, any job
I’ll be content
So long as it’s enough for me
To make my rent
I’ve got tons of unusual choices
And when they look down, I’ll just
Drown out their voices

They’re all being too critical
‘Cause I can figure this out
I don’t regret a thing I said
I’m standing my ground

They say the journey of a thousand miles
Begins with a single step
But I can’t conform to it and sit around
Gotta write my own path instead

It's all part of enduring
Take my life, make it turn around for me
All I want is to be free
Shut them out, do my own thing
All I need it to believe
Find my way forward, take the leap