[verse]

I found the case beneath my bed last night

Dust on the latches shining in the light

Traded all my Fridays for the grind

Double shifts left dreams so far behind

Told myself it wouldn't last too long

Told my fears but knew it all was wrong

Kept the picks inside my worn-out jeans

Like a ghost of who I used to be

[pre-chorus]

Those years won't come back no they never do

Just the scars to show I made it through

That shaky feeling deep inside my chest

Wanting more while breathing with the rest

[chorus]

I'm not who I was when I hid away

I'm not who I was and that's okay

Keep the man who slept through every chance

Don't need him now don't miss that dance

Call it reckless call it way too late

Call it paying for my old mistakes

Got my hands on something true at last

Keeping it no matter what has passed

[verse]

Used to calculate each single dime

Months of fear just wasting all my time

Turns out wanting doesn't need a price

Knocks you down then lifts you up so nice

Came at two AM with pounding screams

Said you've hid too long now chase your dreams

Friends are waiting where the music plays

Guitars loud and drowning old delays

[pre-chorus]

No instructions for the joy you find

No one teaches how to hold what's kind

Just that feeling shaking through your veins

Like the world might know your secret name

[chorus]

I'm not who I was when I hid away

I'm not who I was and that's okay

Keep the man who slept through every chance

Don't need him now don't miss that dance

Call it reckless call it way too late

Call it paying for my old mistakes

Got my hands on something true at last

Keeping it no matter what has passed

[break]

[chorus]

I'm not who I was when I hid away

I'm not afraid of brighter days

Keep the dust and all those lonely nights

I'm not going back to that old life

Call it stupid call it hope reborn

Call it light that breaks before the dawn

Got my hands around what matters now

Keeping it I've made my final vow

[outro]