It's My Turn - Jeff Williams

When I was young

If I just closed my eyes, then I could go anywhere

Dream of any place

Imagination set the pace and my heart was happy there

What a shame that you came round and told me

Said my dreams can’t come true

«Don't be foolish.

Give up your wish

Big things aren’t for you»

And how you’d scold and chide me

Forever criticize me

But now I think I know the truth

You were the one

Who held me down and told me I was heading nowhere

You said «Know your place

Accept your fate and show good face

And be thankful that you’re there»

That was so long ago when you owned me

I believed it was true

Bend me, shape me, build me, break me

Why was I your fool?

And now I’m so much stronger

I’m not yours any longer

I’ve got a message here for you

Time for you to learn

It’s my turn

I won’t be held down any longer

I’ve waited all my life and finally it’s here

It all begins, a chance to win

A dream that’s been a lifetime

An endless vast uphill climb

The day I’ve waited for is drawing near

Hey, wait, turn and show your face

I’ve got a lot to say and you’re not going anywhere

You lose, the time you ruled me’s through

I’m in control, I own my soul, and I’ll never go back there

Wasted years that I spent never knowing

I was kept, I was used

Never-ending, condescending

Now I just refuse

I don’t care what it costs me

I know I almost lost me

Won’t spend another day confused

You rose, I fell

Made my life hell

Anything to crush my soul

Anything to feel control

Finally free, I’ve come so far

Finally see how sick you are

I spent my life degraded

But I won’t leave here jaded

I’ll start again and finally prove

Time for you to learn

It’s my turn

I won’t be held down any longer

I’ve waited all my life and finally it’s here

It all begins, a chance to win

A dream that’s been a lifetime

An endless vast uphill climb

The day I’ve waited for is drawing near