[Verse 1]
Packed a bag with a name tag
Sun on the bus stop glass
Old friends yelling, "Don't forget us"
While the day goes past
Got a new key in my pocket
Got a map in my hand
Every corner looks like a doorway
I can finally stand
[Pre-Chorus]
And I can feel it
Rising in my chest
One small step
Then the rest
[Chorus]
Big life ahead, big life ahead
I can taste it now, I can feel it
Big life ahead, big life ahead
Open the door, I'm ready to meet it
(Big life ahead)
[Verse 2]
Seven a.m. and the kettle
Clicks in the quiet room
Dust on the frame by the window
Then a bloom, then a bloom
I keep the notes from my mother
Folded in my jeans
She said, "Don't wait for permission"
So I chase my dreams
[Pre-Chorus]
And I can feel it
Pulling me along
If I fall once
I still belong
[Chorus]
Big life ahead, big life ahead
I can taste it now, I can feel it
Big life ahead, big life ahead
Open the door, I'm ready to meet it
(Big life ahead)
[Bridge]
Hands up
I won't shrink now
No, I won't bow
Look at me now
[Final Chorus]
Big life ahead, big life ahead
I can taste it now, I can feel it
Big life ahead, big life ahead
Open the door, I'm ready to meet it
Big life ahead, big life ahead
This is my turn, I'm going to keep it
(Big life ahead)