Too often life, it slips away And failures can't be rectified Everyone makes some mistakes But I would have died unsatisfied I saw myself at my very core I don't want to be that anymore Now I see through different eyes I see the way that I have hurt their lives Chains broken and left in the past Bonds of my parents are gone at last I've let go of who I've been Escaped the prison they put me in As I hold my life in my hands I'll make good my second chance Finally when I meet my end I can be proud of who I am Can't let memories haunt me Unjustified actions taunt me I have too much to repair For all the years I was unfair My redemption has just begun And I know it will be hard But I know that who I am Is the person I should have been Bonds broken and left in the past Chains of the cycle are gone at last Now I decide who I will be No cloud of darkness hanging over me As I hold my life in my hands I'll make good my second chance Finally when I meet my end I can be proud of who I am I will never again be the man I've been