Verse 1

I was standin’ on the edge tonight,

As reckless as I’ve been with life.

All my dreams had turned to dust,

Every hope, every fight.

I’d drifted down life’s winding stream,

Weary, sore, and worn.

Tired of chasing shadows

And the weight of every storm.

Pre-Chorus

I’ve tasted all the pleasures,

Scanned the world from end to end.

Felt the highs and felt the failures,

Thought there was nothing left to mend.

Chorus

But I stepped back from the water,

Left the shadow on the ground.

Even standing on eternity,

There’s still a way to turn it ‘round.

The night may feel unending,

But the dawn can still be found—

I stepped back from the water,

And I’m standing now, safe and sound.

Verse 2

I’d written my own verdict,

Judge and jury, all in me.

Said that life without its treasures

Was just foolish misery.

Thought they’d find me in the morning,

A story left untold,

But something whispered in the silence,

“Hold on, there’s more to unfold.”

Pre-Chorus

I’ve run the scale of living,

Sounded every single tone.

Felt the dark and felt the giving,

But I don’t have to be alone.

Chorus

I stepped back from the water,

Left the shadow on the ground.

Even standing on eternity,

There’s still a way to turn it ‘round.

The night may feel unending,

But the dawn can still be found—

I stepped back from the water,

And I’m standing now, safe and sound.

Bridge

The story’s old, the passion’s same,

Love and loss have called my name.

But even at the edge of night,

You can find the will to fight.

Final Chorus

I stepped back from the water,

Left the shadow on the ground.

Even standing on eternity,

There’s still a way to turn it ‘round.

The night may feel unending,

But the dawn can still be found—

I stepped back from the water,

And I’m standing now, safe and sound.