Looking Back

I try to find a way out of this hole
 But I'm dug in deep and its walls are steep
 Been down so long it seems like all I've known
 I try to find a way to make you see
 The good in me, make you believe
 I wasn't ready then but I can show you how
 I'm ready now
 It seems like it gets harder every year
 I took two steps forward but three steps back
 Had to take a deep breath before my bags were packed
 It's gotta get easier from here
 I had to learn to live without looking back
 Look inside myself to find the things I lacked
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 I'm better off without all of your doubt
 You don't know me or who I'll be
 And without your help I've grown so much this year
 You're scared to take a chance on something real
 It's been so long since you could feel
 I wasn't ready then but I can show you how
 I'm ready now
 It seems like it gets harder every year
 I took two steps forward but three steps back
 Had to take a deep breath before my bags were packed
 It's gotta get easier from here
 I had to learn to live without looking back
 Look inside myself to find the things I lacked
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 One thing I've learned is that
 Good things will not fall in my lap
 One thing I've learned is that
 I had to work harder and longer
 Be smarter and stronger
 Than the person right beside me
 Have the confidence and common sense
 To know there's still something inside me
 And oh, I gave my very best, with the purest intent
 And I'll be proud when I look back
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 It seems like it gets harder every year
 I took two steps forward but three steps back
 Had to take a deep breath before my bags were packed
 It's gotta get easier from here
 I had to learn to live without looking back
 Look inside myself to find the things I lacked