I choose

Because you never know where life is gonna take you
and you can't change where you've been.
But today, I have the opportunity to choose.

Here am I now looking at 30 and I got so much to say
I gotta get this off of my chest, I gotta let it go today.
I was always too concerned about what everybody would think
But I can't live for everybody, I gotta live my life for me
I pitched a fork in the road of my life and ain't nothing gonna happen unless I decide.

And I choose
to be the best that I can be.
I choose to be authentic in everything I do
My past don't dictate who I am. I choose.

I done been through some painful things I thought that I would never make it through.
Filled up with shame from the top of my head to the soles of my shoes
I put myself in so many chaotic circumstances, but by the grace of God I've been given so many second chances.
But today I decided to let it all go. I'm dropping these bags, I'm making room for my joy.

And I choose, to be the best that I can be.
I choose to be authentic in everything I do,
My past don't dictate who I am. I choose.

Because you never know where life is gonna take you and you can't change where you've been.
But today, I have the opportunity to choose. (Hey hey)
I used to have guilt about why things happen they way they did 'cause life is gone do what it do.
And everyday, I have the opportunity to choose.

From this day forward I'm going to be exactly who I am.
I don't need to change the way that I live just to get a man. (NO!)
I even had a talk with my mama and I told her the day I'm grown,
"from this day forward, every decision I make will be my own." And hey!

And I choose to be the best that I can be.
I choose to be courageous in everything I do,
My past don't dictate who I am.
I choose.

Easy like Sunday morning
Like an angel calling
He's taking me all in
I'm embracing him with my skin
Like a glimmer of light
Like a vision of life
And he's so perfect that I couldn't picture him if I tried

See some may come
Some may go
But I'll follow you wherever, you're the perfect mate for my soul
And I know why I lose control whenever I'm around you cause you given me

Your hand
And that's more than enough
Your glance
Is like jumping in the river of
Jordan
Purify me baby

It's like summertime always
Like it's sunny out all day
Whenever you smile
Sweeter than momma's homemade
And I thought every man was made the same way
But in a world of smoke and ashes boy, your are milk and honey.

See some may come,
Some may go
But you fill me up with your love
You're nourishment to my soul
And I know why I loose control
Whenever I'm around you
'Cause you've given me...

I want it to be us, us two against the universe.

I often wake up and wish that we could fast forward through college and start our lives together. But when I really think about it, why rush? you're mine forever, might as well soak up every second. I never wanted to be one of those people who married their high school sweetheart, but things have a funny way of working out. So here's to loving you more with every beat of my heart. Forever.

"3 years ago, I tried to kill myself."

When my best friend found out, he dropped everything and came to see me even though we were fighting.

While laying next to me, he ran his fingers through my hair and said 'You can't die, I love you too much.'

We just got married last week.

Their LGMH.

Complicated melody

If he were a color,
He'd be a deep dark forest green
If he were a car,
He'd be a long stretch limousine
With room for all of humanity inside
Cause he is so giving
And he is so wise
If he were a number
He'd be a five, cause he has such a brilliant mind
If were an animal
He'd be an ass cause he's so stubborn sometimes

But if he were a song,
He'd be a complicated melody
That complicated fellow he,
I almost can not sing it on key.

But he means the world to me

If he were a building
He'd be a beautiful cathedral
Cause he's so traditionally spiritual
If he were a dance
He'd be complicated like the tango
Exotic like a mango
But if he were a song
He'd be a complicated melody
That complicated fellow he,
I almost can not sing it on key.

But he means the world me
He ain't the reason for the sun and the moon,
He is just the reason for this here tune
Cause he means the world to me,
Said he means the world to me
Me, me, me, yes
He means the world to me.

Complicated melody, that complicated fellow
He's a complicated melody, I almost cannot sing it on key.

Wings of forgiveness

I just want you to know, after everything that we've been through,
I just want you to know that I still love you, that I still love you

Had to go across the water
just to find what was here in my heart all along
spent so much time trying to be right
that I was dead wrong
if Nelson Mandela can forgive his oppressors
surely I can forgive you for your passion,
you're only human
let's shake free this gravity of resentment
and fly high, and fly high

You're only human
let's shake free this gravity of judgment
and fly high on the wings of forgiveness

Had to run to the arms of curiosity, just to find what was here in my life all along
I had found that the art of simplicity
simply means making peace with your complexity
if Gandhi can forgive persecution, surely you can forgive me for being so petty

I'm only human
let's shake free this gravity of resentment, and fly high, and fly high
You're only human,
let's shake free this gravity of judgment,
and fly high on the wings of forgiveness.

I've searched for romance, flowers and affection
what I found is a lesson of what love really is
found the game of love is not about how much you can take
In fact authentic love is about how much you can give

After everything that we've been through I just want you to know that I still love you
I want you to know that I forgive you,
(thank you for teaching me how to give)
And I wanna let you know how much you changed my life
I wanna let you know, you taught me how to fly
and I wrote this song to tell you this: I'm better 'cause you taught me how to give.

I took a swim in the sea of guilt and misery
to find myself on an island, in the middle of nowhere
in my solitude, I asked to know the highest truth
and what I was told is to let own self be true.

If Jesus can forgive crucifixion, surely we can survive and find a resolution
Let's keep it moving
let's shake free this gravity of resentment and fly high, and fly high
You're only human
let's shake free this gravity of judgment and fly high, and fly high
let's keep it moving let's shake free this gravity of commitment
and fly high on the wings of forgiveness

After everything that we've been through I just want you to know that I still love you
I want you to know that I still love you
and I wanna let you know how much you changed my life
I wanna let you know you taught me how to fly
And I wrote this song to tell you this:
I'm better 'cause you taught me how to give

I still love you
I want you to know,
I still love you
want you to know,
I still love you (and I always will love you)
and I wanna let you know
I forgive you
I wanna let you know that I still love you.