I Finally Get It

The fear of failure or is it success
That keeps us from our being our best
You say I'm wrong, I see what you don't
I still hold on to something you won't

You make me give up, you say it's a joke
The very breath that gives me hope
The gift of sight, only left behind
A love I should've known was always blind

I finally get it, I finally see
What you want just isn't me
I finally got it, I finally know
I have to do it, I have to let go

The lessons I learned, the ones you taught
The dreams you sold, the ones I bought
The days, the years,  they've all gone by
How could I've known, my life was a lie

It's the end of the day and I'm alone
It's old, it's cold, but all I've known
Sometimes I wonder why I wake up and pray
If I keep trying, you'll see the way