It's The Only One You've Got

How do you know where you're going
when you don't know where you've been?
You hide the shame that you're not showing.
And you won't let anyone in.
A crowded street can be a quiet place
when you're walking alone.
And now you think that you're the only one
who doesn't have to try.
Then you won't have to fail.
If you're afraid to fly,
then I guess you never will.

You hide behind your walls of maybe nevers.
Forgetting that there's something more
than just knowing better.
Your mistakes do not define you now,
they tell you who you're not.
You've got to live this life you're given
like it's the only one you've got.

Memories have left you broken
and the scars have never healed.
The emptiness in you is growing,
there's so little left to fill.
You're scared to look back on the days before,
And too tired to move on.
Now you think that you're the only one
who doesn't have to try.
Then you won't have to fail.
If you're afraid to fly,
then I guess you never will.

You hide behind your walls of maybe nevers.
Forgetting that there's something more
than just knowing better.
Your mistakes do not define you now,
they tell you who you're not.
You've got to live this life you're given
like it's the only one you've got.

What would it take
to get you to say that I'll try?
And what would you say
if this was the last day of your life?


"It's the only one you've got"
~3 Doors Down


I found this song powerful and moving, it just struck a nerve with me for some reason.