It turns to silence A silence sometimes I can hear Internal violence What if I leave, could I still breathe What if I breathe, could I still be And if I leave, would I be me A struggle deep within what if I lost my hope along the way

Standing out in the rain Need to know if it's over Cause I would leave you alone Flooded with all this pain Knowing that I'll never hold her Like I did before the storm I know this isn't what I wanted I never thought it'd come this far Just thinking back

If I bet my heart on you Would I lose If I bet my heart on you (bet my heart on) I don't wanna slow down Won't you let me know now Would I lose, oh It's not time for conversation, no I don't want to complicate this for you And I leave them other girls

Oh, when you're cold I'll be there, hold you tight to me You think I'd leave your side, baby You know me better than that Think I'd leave you down when you're down on your knees I wouldn't do that I'll tell you you're right when you're wrong And if only

And this bird you can not change But, if I stayed here with you, girl Things just couldn't be the same Cause I'm as free as a bird now Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh Lord knows, I can't change If I leave here tomorrow Would you still remember me? For I must be

You mystify me Where to go? Wanna leave me behind Oh, do you know My feet are off the ground I don't know where I stand Do you have to hold my hand? It wouldn't come out right Something on your mind

They're proud of me Now I can hold my heart in a fist And all the voices leave I can finally put it on my sleeve Oh, if only they'd really seen it Maybe they would finally believe me When I say I've won She's proud of me She's proud of

Better leave that boy alone Y'all better leave that boy alone 'cause if they don't You know they going come back on 'em And they don't want him to come back strong I wouldn't dare get that boy going

Take these chains off Take 'em off my heart Give me some kind of life Leave me be I move away it don't do me no good Three thousand miles don't help like I thought it would Help me, beggin' you please You got the power down on my knees Reach out to me,

And this bird you can not change But, if I stayed here with you, girl Things just couldn't be the same Cause I'm as free as a bird now Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh Lord knows, I can't change If I leave here tomorrow Would you still remember me? For I must be