Pasadena - I Woke Up Today Lyrics

Set sail for a brighter day
It's always darkest before the dawn
Or at least that's what they always say
It ain't easy floating aimlessly
Dash your hopes on the rocks
Now you're standing there just ankle deep

Patch the hole in the bottom of the boat
Toss your worries in the water just see
If they can float

I woke up today for the reckoning
To face the stranger in the mirror
And to talk through what it really means
To be free
I got out of bed for the little things
The parts of the picture that we rarely ever
Seem to see

Spring cleaning in a different way
Sweep the corners for the quarters just to save them all
For a rainy day

If it's a penny for your thoughts
I got plenty
It costs me more to wait
So right now's as good a time as any

I woke up today for the reckoning
To face the stranger in the mirror
And to talk through what it really means
To be free
I got out of bed for the little things
The parts of the picture that we rarely ever
Seem to see

I thought I knew myself
Until those parts of me that left
They all showed up on my screened in porch
Sat staring at the ceiling
Guilty that the feeling
Just don't live here no more

The engine's clicking but it won't turn over
So I had some choice words with the devil on my shoulder

'Cause I could walk it but I'd rather drive
I'd grab an angel by the waist just to see if I could fly

I woke up today for the reckoning
To face the stranger in the mirror
And to talk through what it really means
To be free
Embrace the static in the clarity
I the perfectly imperfect version of the person that
I'll always be
Yes, I'll always be