[Verse 1]
I thought everything I carried would cave me in
Every hard-earned mile, every loss, every sin
I had my hands on the latch, ready to quit
One more bad turn and I was folding up quick
[Pre-Chorus]
Then I caught myself staring at the wrong side
Counting every wound, letting the good pass by
[Chorus]
I fed the fire, not the fear
Put a little faith in what brought me here
I was bent, but I didn't break
Turned the poison into something I could make
Negativity had its day
Now positivity is lighting my way
I fed my hope, I found my feet
And every breath says I ain't beat
[Verse 2]
I stopped giving every setback a chair at the table
Stopped calling my future by the names of my failures
The old voice said, "Stay down, you'll never get far"
I answered back, "Watch me become who you are not"
[Pre-Chorus]
I don't need a perfect road beneath me
Just one clear reason to keep moving freely
[Chorus]
I fed the fire, not the fear
Put a little faith in what brought me here
I was bent, but I didn't break
Turned the poison into something I could make
Negativity had its day
Now positivity is lighting my way
I fed my hope, I found my feet
And every breath says I ain't beat
[Bridge]
If I fall, I know the ground
If I shake, I know the sound
But I won't build my home down there
I got a heart, I got a prayer
[Final Chorus]
I fed the fire, not the fear
Put a little faith in what brought me here
I was bent, but I didn't break
Turned the poison into something I could make
Negativity had its day
Now positivity is lighting my way
I fed my hope, I found my feet
And every breath says I ain't beat
[Outro]
I ain't folding up quick
I ain't folding up quick
I fed my hope
And that's the life I pick