I still remember the shoes I wore
And the sound of that dorm room door
I had a paper due at ten
But I was writing songs again
Skipped the lecture, skipped the test
Chased a feeling in my chest
Packed my books and left the key
Told my roommate, “Don’t wait on me”
The campus faded in the glass
As I drove toward something vast
Mama cried but didn’t beg
Daddy said, “You’ll break a leg”
I said, “Maybe, but I’ll try”
And kissed the safety word goodbye
I played my first show in a bar
With borrowed chords and a beat-up guitar
No one clapped, but one girl cried
And I knew I’d never run and hide
The day I walked away
Was the day I found my name
Not in credits, not in grades
But in the songs I had to play
The day I walked away
Wasn’t easy, wasn’t clean
But it burned just like a sunrise
On the edge of eighteen
I slept in cars, I sang for tips
Traded comfort for guitar picks
I missed some birthdays, missed some calls
But I never missed the curtain calls
I learned to tune my voice to pain
To write in thunder, not in rain
And every time I felt alone
I built a stage and called it home
I wasn’t reckless, I was real
I didn’t run—I learned to feel
I didn’t quit, I just began
To live the life they never planned
I found my truth in minor chords
In empty rooms and open doors
And though I left that campus cold
I found a fire I still hold
The day I walked away
Was the day I found my name
Not in credits, not in grades
But in the songs I had to play
The day I walked away
Wasn’t easy, wasn’t clean
But it burned just like a sunrise
On the edge of eighteen
I still remember the shoes I wore
And the sound of that dorm room door
Wasn’t easy, wasn’t clean
But it burned just like a sunrise
On the edge of eighteen On the ,,edge of ,,,,eighteen

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