surrounded by teachers of everything the ones who raised taught my heart how to sing surrounded my voice with harmony the kind that knows how to peace love and empathy when the bright lights start to fade when the final note has played when i find my place to stay i ll do it all again and i m thankful for this decade of a girl believing that some things aren t meant to be doesn t mean you will not make them eventually when the bright lights start to fade when the final note has played when i find my place to stay i ll do it all again and i ll do it all again every time i turn around she ll push me back in every time i turn around every time i drift away she ll pull me back in every time i drift away  when the bright lights start to fade when the final note has played when i find my place to stay i ll do it all again and i m thankful for this decade of a girl at the end of a long day at the start of a long night this life doesn t make much sense but it s alright when the bright lights start to fade when the final note has played when i find my place to stay i ll do it all again and i m thankful for this decade of a girl every time i turn around she ll push me back in every time i turn around every time i drift away she ll pull me back in every time i drift away i m thankful for this decade of a girl i m thankful for this decade of a girl decade of a girl