I've been riding on a memory
I've been acting out a scene
A simple fantasy
That hides the truth
Behind a dream

Turned myself into a cornerstone
Just a stand-in for your desires
I choose a new part
I'm writing new lines
Setting my sights higher

I'm free
I hold the chains that bind me
I'm free
To have the strength you lack
I see
Though my knees are shaking
Every step I take
Is either forward or its back

I've been waiting on a miracle
I've been hoping for relief
I found that everything, everything
Begins with my belief
I'm still counting on a miracle
But it's a miracle of my own
Where I walk forward into to my life
And you stand up on your own

I'm free
I hold the chains that bind me
I'm free
To have the strength you lack
I see
Though my knees are shaking
This is a different kind of love
Then I've given in the past
It's time to set sail
No matter how hard I have to tack
Every step I take
Is either forward or its back