Driving, life-affirming Americana about embracing every mistake, detour, fall and experience as part of what makes us who we are. Defiant and resilient, with a propulsive rhythmic feel and themes of perseverance, self-acceptance, independence and refusing to regret the life you’ve lived.
Lyrics
I was never taught to turn and run
I was never told to turn and run
Nobody ever said to turn and run
I will jump with all I got
I will fall many times
I have fallen many times
I will fall so many times
But I’m always gonna get back up
There will be lots of lessons learned
They’ll be tons of lessons learned
They’ll be so many lessons learned
And I’ll use them all day long
With them I’ll build a bridge home
With them I’ll build a bridge home
With them I’ll build a bridge home
It’s always gonna lift me up.
It’s always gonna lift me up.
It’s always gonna lift me up.
It’s always gonna lift me up
Cuz all the things I’ve done I’ve carried each and every one
Place it with the rest of them and build myself the most fantastic bridge
Cuz they’re the things I’ve done and yeah I’ve had some fun
And I will keep collecting them until I’m done there’s nowhere else to run
Crossing that bridge a lifetime
Crossing that bridge a lifetime
Crossing that bridge a lifetime
I’m gonna make it to the other side
Pave my way like a stepping stone
Place these down like a stepping stone
Gonna keep making that bridge home
It’s always gonna lift me up
It’s always gonna lift me up
It’s always gonna lift me up
It’s always gonna lift me up
I'm never gonna stop...
You can say it’s your way
You can say that I’ve been led astray
you can tell me that shit everyday
It’s only gonna lift me up
It’s only gonna lift me up
It’s only gonna lift me up
It’s only gonna lift me up
Cuz all the things I’ve done I’ve carried each and every one
Place it with the rest of them and build myself the most fantastic bridge
Cuz they’re the things I’ve done and yeah I’ve had some fun
And I will keep collecting them one by one by one until I’m done!