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from The Lights Ahead by MJ Lee.

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lyrics

I ditch the car beside the road
just north of San Francisco
winding ‘round the coastline
as I grip the cliff side like a tightrope

kick my shoes off on the dunes
and wade into the ocean
gazing at the sunset
over lands my mothers’ fathers knew

and I can feel the waves
they drag me in the undertow
and lead me out to sea
where I will drown or swim
I don’t know, but

if I’m not ready now
I might never be
if I’m not ready
how will I begin to carry me?
if I’m not ready now
how can I ever be so sure
that it’s not now or never
if I’m not ready?

some people talk the rock and roll
and rainbow rollercoasters
I don’t know what they’ve been smoking
it ain’t like that for the rest of us

all I know is that it
hones me with a laser focus
fills me up with rocket fuel
while I’m too much in love to notice

I’m with those dreamers
rushing headlong to Los Angeles
where dreams are born and made to prosper
ever in our restlessness, but

if I’m not ready now
I might never be
if I’m not ready
how will I begin to carry me?
if I’m not ready now
how can I ever be so sure
that it’s not now or never
if I’m not ready?

if I’m not ready now
will I ever be?
if I’m not ready
how will I begin to carry me?
if I’m not ready now, well
will I ever be so brave or fool or wild enough
to take the life that’s given me?
if I’m not ready now
will I ever be the one
to make that move and take that leap of faith
and show the world what I can be?

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from The Lights Ahead, released August 24, 2016

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MJ Lee. Los Angeles, California

I write and sing heartfelt and melodic pop songs about authenticity, self-transformation, and finding the courage to come alive.

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