"The Valley" lyrics

Down in the depths of this valley of mine
I hold out for hope just enough to get by
I look at the stars and see how they light up the sky

Some days it feels like a mountain to climb
Go up and go down, it's a white knuckle ride
That twists and it turns, it slows and it stops for a while

The days turn to weeks then from months into years
Stuck on repeat I'll remain till I get out of here

There's a sigh of relief and a break in the clouds
A brief interlude where the walls where I'm bound
Come tumbling down and let in the light for a while

Good morning will break and I'm down here again
Some days it feels like you're going insane
But who am I to say and who says what's sane anyway

Your days turn from weeks then from months into years
Stuck on repeat I'll remain till I get out of here
And it's hard for me, you see, but the pain comes easily
'Cause I just don't realize, it's in my mind every time

The world's full of winners and losers, it seems
I'm lost when I win so which one would I be
That might sound absurd or possibly hard to believe

But down in the valley the sun never shines
It's cold and it's bleak and it's hard to get by
But each and every night I look down from the hill that I've climbed
Oh and each and every night I get closer to the other side

Now the road that I've been traveling on all these years
Is starting to feel like I might make it out on the clear

So tomorrow I'll wake and get back out the door
Maybe I've more than I give credit for
So bring on the world, I'll take you one day at a time
And with the love of my girl I'm leaving this valley behind