Where I’m Going

Verse 1

Spent years making room for everybody,

Even when there wasn’t room for me.

Kept the peace and swallowed every feeling,

Called it love, called it loyalty.

Some were blood I thought I had to hold onto,

Some were friends I thought would always stay.

Some only loved the version they could lean on,

Not the one who finally found her way.

Pre-Chorus

Every one taught me something I should know.

But everybody who was part of my story

Doesn’t get to follow where I go.

Chorus

I’m not runnin’ away,

Just walking where I’m going.

There’s a difference between giving up

And finally knowing—

What deserves another chance,

What deserves to stay behind,

Who brings peace into my life

Or who just takes a piece of mine.

I can wish you nothing but the best

And still leave you in my past.

I’m not bitter, I’m not broken,

I finally know my worth.

I’m not runnin’ away—

Just walking toward what I deserve.

Verse 2

I’ve had love that made me question

Everything I thought I knew.

Friends who disappeared when I quit being

Who they needed me to be for them.

I’ve sat at tables with my own blood

And somehow still felt all alone.

Worked twice as hard to earn a place

That never planned to let me grow.

I kept thinking if I tried harder,

They might finally see my worth.

Now I know I don’t need permission

To go find somewhere that does.

Pre-Chorus

Sometimes loving people from a distance

Is how you finally choose your life.

Chorus

I’m not runnin’ away,

Just walking where I’m going.

There’s a difference between giving up

And finally knowing—

What deserves another chance,

What deserves to stay behind,

Who brings peace into my life

Or who just takes a piece of mine.

I can wish you nothing but the best

And still leave you in my past.

I’m not bitter, I’m not broken,

I finally know my worth.

I’m not runnin’ away—

Just walking toward what I deserve.

Bridge

Blood doesn’t mean I owe you access.

History doesn’t mean I have to stay.

Years of friendship aren’t a reason

To keep giving pieces of myself away.

A paycheck isn’t worth my peace.

And love shouldn’t make me lose myself.

I spent too many years believing

Leaving meant I somehow failed.

But some things aren’t meant for fixing.

Some people won’t meet you halfway.

And you can spend your whole life waiting

Or finally choose another way.

Breakdown

So keep the memories, the lessons, the good that got me here.

No revenge. No hard feelings. No last word I need to say.

You don’t have to be my enemy, when I leave you in yesterday.

Final Chorus

I’m not runnin’ away,

Just walking where I’m going.

For once I’m choosing what feels right

Instead of what I’ve always known.

I can still love where I came from

Without living there forever.

I can thank you for the lessons

And still know I deserve better.

I’m not bitter, broken or hurt

I’m just finally choosing people,

Places, things that know my worth.

I’m walking toward what I deserve.