Rises and Falls

It's been a long time since I've been here
I didn't know just what to say
Wounded and worried kept me distant
'Cause you can ignore the words not on the page

Gotta get back on my horse and try again
'Cause I can't stay on the ground forever

Finding what it takes for me to learn to swallow my pride
Working up the strength for me to start again
Every wave will break, just gotta learn to follow the tide
As it rises and falls

I'm not a fool but I'm believing
Won't give the past another chance
I've learned some lessons that I'm keeping
And I won't give no mistake a second glance

So I'll get back on the horse and try again
'Cause I can't stay on the ground forever

Finding what it takes for me to learn to swallow my pride
Working up the strength for me to start again (I'm startin' again)
Every wave will break, just gotta learn to follow the tide
As it rises and falls (yeah, yeah)

Yes, I've been broken
And yes, I've been scarred
I have made excuses
Said, "Life was too hard"
But everyone rises
And everyone falls
Gotta prove what I'm made of
Got to find a way over the walls

So I'll get back on the horse and try again
'Cause I can't stay on the ground forever (oh-oh, ooh-ooh)

Finding what it takes for me to learn to swallow my pride (got to swallow my pride)
Working up the strength for me to start again (oh, I'm starting again)
Every wave will break, just gotta learn to follow the tide (yeah-eh)
As it rises and falls (ooh, ooh-ooh)

Through the rises and falls (rises and falls, ooh)
As it rises and falls (ooh, ooh, ooh-ooh)
For the rises and falls (yeah-eh)

So I'll get back on the horse and try again
'Cause I can't stay on the ground
Forever