I Did It Anyway

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[Verse 1]
They rolled past the welcome sign
Tag on my wrist
Sun in my eyes
Thought I’d just watch from the side
Shake in my legs
Speech stuck inside

First night
Cabin full of noise
Flashlights
Cards
Inside jokes and toys
They learned my yes
They learned my no
From my eyes and the way my fingers glow

[Chorus]
I did it
I did it anyway
Turned all my “maybe I can’t” to “okay”
From the lake to the climbing wall
I was scared
But I still stood tall
I did it
I did it anyway
Whole new world in a few short days
Can’t say the words out loud
It’s true
But look at everything I pushed through

[Verse 2]
They tied the harness
Checked the rope
Hands on my wheels
Full of hope
“Tell us when
Tell us how high”
My thumb twitched once
And I touched the sky

Paint on my shirt
Smoke in my hair
S’mores on my cheek
Marshmallow everywhere
New best friend reading every move
Laughing each time my eyebrows groove

[Chorus]

[Bridge]
[low vocal register] They said
“You’re brave”
I thought
“I’m just me”
But brave is showing up
When it’s not easy
[gang vocals] I showed up
I showed up
I showed up
Look what that made of me

[Chorus]