Verse 1
Coffee’s gone cold on the dashboard again,
The sun climbs slow through the cracks in the windscreen.
Every mile carried a younger man,
Trying to outrun who he thought he’d been.
I filled my pockets with plans and pride,
Thought happiness lived on the other side.
Funny how the longest road I’ve known
Was learning I was never alone.
Pre-Chorus
Every wrong turn drew another line,
Every scar became a map in time.
I was searching for a place to hide…
Then I found it starts inside.
Chorus
It starts inside,
Before the world believes your name.
Before the lights, before the noise,
Before the glory or the fame.
When nobody’s watching,
When nobody claps,
You find the strength that brings you back.
The heart you build, the hope you find…
Everything starts inside.
Verse 2
I still carry the weight of those days,
But it doesn’t feel so heavy now.
Every goodbye taught me how to stay,
Every broken dream still showed me how.
The mirror doesn’t scare me anymore,
I know what all these battles were for.
The man I spent my whole life chasing
Was standing here all along.
Bridge
If tomorrow steals the ground beneath my feet,
If every plan I made slips out of reach,
I’ll still have something no one can take—
A heart that refused to break.
And that’s enough.
Final Chorus
It starts inside,
Long before the finish line.
Before the world can lift you up,
You have to learn your own design.
Through every doubt,
Through every fall,
The strongest roots grow through it all.
I finally see what I’ve been trying to find…
Everything starts inside.
Outro
So if you’re lost, don’t chase the skyline.
Don’t wait for someone else to decide.
The road you’re looking for has always been there…
It starts inside.
