She feels lost in her own life Treading water just to keep from slipping under And she wonders if she's where she's supposed to be Tired of trying to do it right Her dreams are just too far away to see how steps she's making might be taking her to who she'll be And suddenly it isn't what it used to be And after all this time it worked out just fine And suddenly i am where i'm supposed to be And after all the tears, i was supposed to be here She feels locked in her own life Scared of what she might lose If she moves away from who she was And she's afraid of being free There's a way she knows is right And she can't feel the things she knows and so each step she's taking Is a step of faith towards who she'll be And suddenly it isn't what it used to be And after all this time it worked out just fine And suddenly i am where i'm supposed to be And after all the tears, i was supposed to be here And here where the night is darkest black She feels the fear And the light is farthest back And through her tears She can see the dawn Its coming skies will clear And the light will find her where she's always been And suddenly it isn't what it used to be And after all this time it worked out just fine And suddenly i am where i'm supposed to be And after all the tears, i was supposed to be here