Songs
Music and Lyrics by Mark van Setten
I worked hard towards my goal
Gave more than I was asked to give
I held my focus, held my ground
Believing that my time would come
Then the end came slowly into view
Each sacrifice made sense back then
As I saw the shape of what was built
A life I thought was taking form
Then the day arrived and my new life started
Then something shifted deep in me
A quiet fault I couldn't see
That took the ground from under me
Something in my body failed
And pulled the future from my hands
When dreams fell apart before my eyes
When every instinct said give up
I found a way to start again
To build new dreams from what was left
I reach for things I used to do
But feel my body hesitate
The skills I trained for slip away
While life keeps moving without me
My body fails me every day
And pulls me back when I try to move on
When dreams fell apart before my eyes
When every instinct said give up
I found a way to start again
To build new dreams from what was left
I stop fighting what I can't control
And let the pieces fall in place
Life is more than a single hand
I play the cards that still remain
When dreams fell apart before my eyes
When every instinct said give up
I found a way to start again
To build new dreams from what was left
When dreams fell apart before my eyes
I chose to rise instead of bend
I found my strength in what remains
And learned to live with what was left
I take today the way it is
And let tomorrow wait its turn