Lyric

Everyone I know is dressed for work

Morning lights, the same routine

They moved ahead, I stayed back

Different choices, different scenes

I left for somewhere far away

To learn who I could be

Came back late, one year behind

Same clock, but not the same speed

I am not lazy, I am not blind

I just took another line

Am I wrong for going slow

Or brave enough to choose my own?

Is this path I chose alright

Or am I lost in my own mind

They are settled, I am unsure

But something in me says endure

I do not know what truth to trust

I do not know what road is just

But everyone walks differently

One year behind, still growing me

They work inside those concrete walls

Learning how to play it safe

I will be there someday too

But I want more than just a name

I do not want an easy check

I want something I create

Something built with my own hands

Something time can not replace

They say do not compare yourself

I know the line, I know it well

But if it helps me grow inside

I will compare, not to hurt anyone

Is this path I chose alright

While they shine under office lights

I am running at my own pace

Trying not to lose my face

I do not know what wins or when

But I will not betray who I am

If this is slow, I still belong

One year behind, still moving on

Sleeping through pain, holding the fire

Patient with doubt, loyal to desire

I carry hunger, I carry time

One truth ahead, one focused mind

No need to rush, no need to prove

Every step counts if it is true

I walk my way, even alone

Is this path I chose alright

Maybe there is no wrong or right

They are moving, so am I

Just on a road they passed me by

I do not need their finish line

I just need to live what is mine

If our paths never align

That is fine, this life is mine

One day I will look back and say

I doubted everything anyway

But I kept walking, day by day

And that was enough to stay