In addition to the handful of performances I have set up for this tour, I have decided to write a new song for every city I visit. This morning, I woke up shortly after 6 o’clock in Cocoa Beach. The shoreline was one block from where I am staying, and it was glorious to watch it rise at 6:45.
My host had some errands to run for work, which left me in the house by myself. I walked around the pool, thinking about what I should write a song about, and a number of thoughts went through my head, but “I’m just getting started” was the most prevalent.
This morning I woke up to watch the sun rise
A new day in a new place has opened my eyes
I leave behind yesterday’s wreckage as I breathe in the day
Whatever I’ve done before, whomever I’ve been
I won’t go back to be that again
As I step out in faith, I pray that I will find a way
All and I’ve gone through to get where I am
Missteps and failures have made me feel damned
Even when I have been up, I still felt downhearted
But each day I wake up and I’m able to breathe
I can find strength to crawl out from beneath
The past is now finished, but I’m just getting started
I’m just getting started
Decades of mistakes are in my rear view
I’m looking forward to a world that is new
The past is behind me and I don’t know what’s up ahead
As the road stretches out, the way is not clear
All that I know is I can only be here
A new day, a new life, the man that I once was is dead
With a heart of compassion I forgive the past
With eyes that are open, I can see at last
I move bravely ahead though the way is uncharted
Life’s taught me lessons every time that I’ve failed
But I won’t give up, I won’t be derailed
I’ve still got a long way to go, and I’m just getting started
I’m just getting started
Though every bad moment may seem abhorrent
Lessons are apparent though I thought that they weren’t
But now it’s transparent and currently I can see the plan
Through all of the mistakes, the pain and the headaches
I’ve had some bad breaks and wish I had retakes
But I can’t forsake what has made me wake up to who I am
I’m grateful for every moment I’ve lived
And from this moment on, my life I will give
What I once held dearly has now become dearly departed
The spirit of life is alive and it’s well
And I have no need to reside in my hell
Oh, it may be the end of the world, I’m just getting started
I’m just getting started
