Every No Is Where I Start

[Verse 1]
I keep a map beside my bed
With every road I haven't tread
The room is quiet, rent is due
But I still leave a place for you

I send my work into the blue
Some doors stay shut, some let me through
A little faith, a borrowed car
I learn how close the miles can start

[Pre-Chorus]
When the answer takes its time
I draw another starting line
No, I won't let the waiting choose
The shape of what I stand to lose

[Chorus]
I won't stop reaching for the life I see
For a hand that stays, for the soul in me
If the road runs long, let it test my heart
Every no is only where I start
I won't stop, I won't stop
Till the dream has room to breathe
I won't stop, I won't stop
Till the love and life find me

[Verse 2]
I miss a train, I miss a chance
I learn the rhythm of advance
The people I can count on call
Their names are written on my wall

Some nights the doubt sits in my chair
I let it speak, then leave it there
Tomorrow waits beyond the glass
Not as a promise, but a path

[Pre-Chorus]
When the answer takes its time
I draw another starting line
No, I won't let the waiting choose
The shape of what I stand to lose

[Chorus]
I won't stop reaching for the life I see
For a hand that stays, for the soul in me
If the road runs long, let it test my heart
Every no is only where I start
I won't stop, I won't stop
Till the dream has room to breathe
I won't stop, I won't stop
Till the love and life find me

[Bridge]
Maybe love arrives while I'm becoming
Maybe success is more than being seen
Maybe life is built from small brave moments
A door unlocked, a yes, a seed

So let the years bring what they carry
Let the hard days sharpen what is true
I have more than one way forward
And I am still walking toward you

[Final Chorus]
I won't stop reaching for the life I see
For a hand that stays, for the soul in me
If the road runs long, let it test my heart
Every no is only where I start
I won't stop, I won't stop
Till the dream has room to breathe
I won't stop, I won't stop
Till the love and life find me

[Outro]
I am still walking
I am still becoming
The life I want is finding me