I Can Begin Again

[Verse 1]
I woke with the receipt still folded in my coat
A small blue ticket from a place I used to know
The kettle clicked, the morning held its breath
I chose the road that hadn't answered yet

[Pre-Chorus]
No map in my pocket, no promise in the air
But every step I take says I am still here

[Chorus]
I can begin again
With both hands open wide
The door is where I stand
The road is on my side
I don't need a perfect sign
To move into the day
I can begin again
And make a little way

[Verse 2]
My neighbor plants tomatoes by a rusted garden gate
She says the late ones taste the sweetest on the plate
I carried that sentence through the afternoon
Like a match kept dry inside a paper room

[Pre-Chorus]
The years may leave their fingerprints on everything I know
But even cracked glass catches every color when it shows

[Chorus]
I can begin again
With both hands open wide
The door is where I stand
The road is on my side
I don't need a perfect sign
To move into the day
I can begin again
And make a little way

[Bridge]
If I bend, I am not broken
If I pause, I am not done
There is work beneath the worry
There is warmth behind the sun
Call my name and I will answer
Take my hand, we'll take it slow
What I thought was just an ending
Was a place to start and grow

[Final Chorus]
I can begin again
With both hands open wide
The door is where I stand
The road is on my side
I don't need a perfect sign
To move into the day
I can begin again
And make a little way

[Outro]
One small step, then another
One clear breath, then another
I can begin again