I used to think I had to run
Chasing things I'd never become
Always looking somewhere else
Trying to find myself
But time don't move the way we plan
It shapes the boy into a man
Every loss and every win
Slowly change the heart within
Time is teaching me
What I couldn't see
All the things I tried to control
Were just shaping my soul
Time is teaching me
Who I'm meant to be
Step by step, day by day
Life keeps showing me the way
I've made mistakes I can't erase
Met some people I can't replace
Took some roads that led nowhere
Still I'm standing here somewhere
Now I don't rush like before
I don't knock on every door
What is meant will always stay
What is not just fades away
Time is teaching me
What I couldn't see
All the things I tried to control
Were just shaping my soul
Time is teaching me
Who I'm meant to be
Step by step, day by day
Life keeps showing me the way
Maybe destiny ain't loud
Maybe it don't make you proud
Maybe it's just quiet days
Walking through life simple ways
Maybe being a better man
Is just doing what you can
Being kind and standing strong
And learning from what went wrong
Now I don't fear getting old
Every year worth more than gold
Lines on my face, stories to tell
Some were heaven, some were hell
If I leave something behind
I hope it's peace inside their mind
Not money, not a famous name
Just love that quietly remains
Time is teaching me
What I couldn't see
All the things I tried to control
Were just shaping my soul
Time is teaching me
Who I'm meant to be
Step by step, day by day
Life keeps showing me the way