A Chance for You to Prove

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Watching, watching my friends make mistakes How they make things change Regret, I hope I won't feel Learning from their mistakes Wisdom, I learn from watching Feeling for the strength to make Decisions that would seem smarter Integrity is what I strive for [Chorus] If you could see how, through time I've wasted on I'll give my everything in time I will, hold myself down, I will I've wasted on a chance for you to prove [Verse 2] Watching all the things I've done Mistakes, thought I wouldn't make Regret, can't remove this pain Learning things the hardest way Wisdom that I've gained too late Feeling smarter by the day Decisions that I failed to make Integrity that I can't obtain [Chorus] If you could see how, through time I've wasted on I'll give you everything in time I will, hold myself down, I will I've wasted on a chance for me to prove [Bridge] Every time I feel I'm bigger, realize I am the same And you're knowing what I'm feeling But I think I should escape myself and watch it all slip by And you're knowing what I'm feeling Situations I fall short in where I thought that I would gain And you're knowing what I'm feeling But I think you should escape yourself and watch it all slip by And you're knowing what I'm feeling [Verse 3] Watching you make the same mistakes That you watched me make regret The same things I do Learning things taught too late Wisdom gained from someone else Feeling that I recognize Decisions that I once had faced Integrity, part of saving face [Chorus] If you could see how, through time I've wasted on I'll give you everything in time I will, hold myself down, I will I've wasted on a chance for you to prove [Outro] But I never spent too far from [?] I watched it fall