I Woke Up Today Lyrics

Set sail for a brighter day

It's always darkest before the dawn

Or at least that's what they always say

It ain't easy floating aimlessly

Dash your hopes on the rocks

Now you're standing there just ankle deep

Patch the hole in the bottom of the boat

Toss your worries in the water just see

If they can float

I woke up today for the reckoning

To face the stranger in the mirror

And to talk through what it really means

To be free

I got out of bed for the little things

The parts of the picture that we rarely ever

Seem to see

Spring cleaning in a different way

Sweep the corners for the quarters just to save them all

For a rainy day

If it's a penny for your thoughts

I got plenty

It costs me more to wait

So right now's as good a time as any

I woke up today for the reckoning

To face the stranger in the mirror

And to talk through what it really means

To be free

I got out of bed for the little things

The parts of the picture that we rarely ever

Seem to see

I thought I knew myself

Until those parts of me that left

They all showed up on my screened in porch

Sat staring at the ceiling

Guilty that the feeling

Just don't live here no more

The engine's clicking but it won't turn over

So I had some choice words with the devil on my shoulder

'Cause I could walk it but I'd rather drive

I'd grab an angel by the waist just to see if I could fly

I woke up today for the reckoning

To face the stranger in the mirror

And to talk through what it really means

To be free

Embrace the static in the clarity

I the perfectly imperfect version of the person that

I'll always be

Yes, I'll always be