One day, I wanted to leave, but I stayed One day, I thought I’d fall apart But I fought to remain One night, after endless sleepless hours I just wanted to clear the thoughts Tucked away in the drawers of my mind But God’s plans are greater than mine And music saved me All I can say is Thank you One day, I wanted to leave, but I stayed One day, I thought I’d fall die But I fought to remain I don’t know the scale of what this could become I have no clue how far I can run All I know is I'm still here, still alive And whatever my mission is It feels like I'm fulfilling it Stride by stride, stride by stride Humans waste time trying to label everything And I say this because I’ve done the same thing What do I want? Why do I care? But the real questions are these Do I need it? And for what? If the answer is just status or validation I pity you, as I pity myself for the same fixation Yes, I was once like that, too One day, I wanted to leave, but I stayed One day, I thought I’d fall apart But I fought to remain Money brings comfort It buys things that feel good But take that billion dollars Knock on God’s door And tell Him you want to buy your father back Explain, with all your conviction That you need more time with him Tell Him you were only ten years old And how utterly unfair it was to lose him Say you spent 30 years trying to rebuild And that maybe you never truly will At 40, beg for 40 more years with your mom Thank Him for what you’ve had But tell Him you want more Say you’ve got the money Say you can pay Go ahead, say it! And you’ll see What truly matters Is what money can never buy One day, I wanted to leave, but I stayed One day, I thought I’d fall apart But I fought to remain We chase and chase But the truth is plain The greatest treasures Can’t be weighed Can’t be bought And can’t be repaid One day, I wanted to leave, but I stayed One day, I thought I’d fall apart But I fought to remain