Stairway

from Your Daily Dose by Sam Tunkel

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I must learn to know when not to talk
Who I can trust and who I cannot
I need to learn not to talk about me
Lay low don't speak so the people don't see

I need to learn not to fall so much
Before I learn the difference between love and lust
I must learn now how to get better
Cause girls don't like guys that don't have shit together

I was halfway up the stairs, got pushed back down
Right back where I buried my sorrow in the ground
And I'll do it all again so I can climb back up
I just hope this time I'll be strong enough

I gotta learn not to oversleep
What can I say I ain't at my peak
I gotta learn not to ignore the alarm
Oh but how can I ignore the sad slumber's charm

I've got to learn to live for the day
Don't say no to plans because I'm afraid
I need to learn to get out and see
The places to go and the people to meet

I was halfway up the stairs, got pushed back down
Right back where I buried my sorrow in the ground
And I'll do it all again so I can climb back up
I just hope this time I'll be strong enough

Cause this stairway has got me losing
And I'm climbing without any railings
Well I can't see clear what's at the top, but I know it's me
And the things that make me happy

I need to learn to better appreciate
The things I've got and what is at stake
I need to look out and learn to breathe in
They're out to party but I'm out the win

Cause I know well, the things I've learned
I know them well
And I, I'm making a turn
And I, I'm making a turn

I was halfway up the stairs, got pushed back down
Right back where I buried my sorrow in the ground
And I'll do it all again so I can climb back up
Cause I know, this time I'll be strong enough

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from Your Daily Dose, released March 1, 2023

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