I Choose

Artist：india arie
Songs Title：i choose
Because you never know where life is gonna take you and you can＇t change where you＇ve been.
But today, I have the opportunity to choose.

Here am I now looking at 30 and I got so much to say.
I gotta get this off of my chest, I gotta let it go today.
I was always too concerned about what everybody would think.

But I can＇t live for everybody, I gotta live my life for me.（Yeah）
I pitched a fork in the road of my life and ain＇t nothing gonna happen unless I decide.

（And I choose） to be the best that I can be.
（I choose） to be authentic in everything I do.
My past don＇t dictate who I am. I choose. （Yeah）

I done been through some painful things I thought that I would never make it through.
Filled up with shame from the top of my head to the soles of my shoes .
I put myself in so many chaotic circumstances, but by the grace of God I＇ve been given so many second chances.
But today I decided to let it all go. I＇m dropping these bags, I ＇m making room for my joy.

（And I choose） to be the best that I can be.
（I choose） to be authentic in everything I do.
My past don＇ t dictate who I am. I choose.

Because you never know where life is gonna take you and you can＇t change where you＇ve been.
But today, I have the opportunity to choose. （Hey ey）
I used to have guilt about why things happen they way they did cuz life is gone do what it do.
And everyday, I have the opportunity to choose.

From this day forward I＇m going to be exactly who I am.

I don＇t needto change the way that I live just to get a man. （NO!）
I even had a talk with my mama and I told her the day I＇m grown, ＂from this day forward, every decision
I make will be my own.＂ And hey!
（And I choose） to be the best that I can be.
（I choose） to be courageous in everything I do.
My past don＇ t dictate who I am. I choose.
（And I choose） to be the best that I can be.
（I choose） to be authentic in everything I do.

My past don ＇t dictate who I am. I choose.

Because you never know where life is gonna take you
and you can＇t change where you＇ve been.
But today, I have the opportunity to choose. （Hey ey）
I used to have guilt about why things happen they way they did cuz life is gone do what it do.
And everyday, I have the opportunity to choose.