Every time my soul's been ragged run
Your fingers point to all I could've done
Could've, should've, would've done it all
My heartbeat's set to break against my palms
So it's time for me to move on
I've been holding back for too long
I'm setting down, I'm signing off
Slipping my card back from the clock
I'm letting go, I'm movin' out
Taking this fight to the final bout
I haven't got a lot, but if I miss this shot
I'll kick myself for clippin' it, go skippin' down the sidewalk
It's the chance that I take
Makin' a break
Late nights tied to schoolbooks in the dark
My mind's a string, but still you're pullin' hard
The best, the worst, you never could pick one
Whichever one I am, I'm set to run
Cuz it's time for me to move on
I've been waiting on approval far too long
I'm kickin' off, I'm steppin' back
Setting this train on a dead-end track (You'd say I'm skewed)
I'm steppin' out, I'm subbin' in
Huffin' up a shot of pure oxygen (This shit's nothing new)
I wasn't made to fight, but if it feels this right
I'll don a bloody glove and play the kitten in a cat fight
It's the chance that I take
Makin' a break
It's been easier to lie than tell you where I stand
Got a good girl streak that's lighting up the life lines in my hands
Pass judgement all you need, perhaps your fears are true
But I want this life I have, and I can't live it all for you
I'm setting down, I'm signing off
Slipping my card back from the clock (You'd say I'm skewed)
I'm letting go, I'm movin' out
Beating this fight to the final bout (This shit's nothing new)
I haven't got a lot, but if I miss this shot
I'll kick myself for clippin' it, go skippin' down the sidewalk
It's the chance that I take
These are the chances I take
Makin' a break
Makin' a break