The climb

Verse 1
I’m forty three and still feel sixteen
Still chasing things I ain’t never seen
Built my name on broken nights
Trading peace just to feel alright
I climbed every rung they pointed to
Said “get up here and you’ll break through”
But every time I touch that line
It moves another mile

Pre-Chorus
I keep my eyes on something far
Never look back at where we are

Chorus
I keep running toward a moving sun
Every win just shows me one
More hill, more road, more sky to climb
I keep missing the good part trying to beat the time
I thought the top was the finish line
But the beauty’s in the climb

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Verse 2
Got scars that paid the bills I owe
Some wins I don’t even celebrate no more
I thought the top would quiet my mind
But the higher I get, the louder it gets inside
I shook hands with who I wanted to be
He looked tired, just like me
Said “slow down, you’re doing fine
You’re alive, you’re alive”

Pre-Chorus
Every dream I tried to chase
Left footprints I forgot to face

Chorus
I keep running toward a moving sun
Every win just shows me one
More hill, more road, more sky to climb
I keep missing the good part trying to beat the time
I thought the top was the finish line
But the beauty’s in the climb

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Bridge
If this ladder never ends
If the target’s always ten feet ahead
Then maybe I was wrong all along
Maybe this road is the song
Maybe the sweat, maybe the doubt
Maybe the nights I almost bowed out
Maybe the miles between then and now
That’s what it’s all about

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Final Chorus
I’m still running toward a moving sun
Still learning how to call it done
Still got hills, still got sky to climb
But I’m done stealing tomorrow from today this time
I thought the top was the finish line
But the beauty’s in the climb

Outro
Forty three and still climbing on
And that don’t mean I’m wrong

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