"It's Up To Me" lyrics

Held down by a heavy sky
I followed rules and I don't know why
Ignored the options that I could not see
Indecision had a hold of me
Followed the path that was forced by fate
I never saw the hour was getting late
I never cared what I turned out to be

I sensed something wrong
Now it's up to me

I got the chance now I'm gonna take it
I don't know I might not even make it
I'll follow rules that are made up by me

I wasted time too long
Now it's up to me

It's up to me-to be all I can be (R.W. Emerson)
It's up to me

Looked to the past for some history
Looked for the sum of humanity
A list of laws they passed down through time
A ruthless plot to control my mind
I gotta make a plan for myself
Can't look to you can't look to anybody else
Only this way am I truly free

I wasted time too long
Now it's up to me

All the rules that I see
Have taken hold inside of me
So much to lose so many kinds
One thing comes to mind-time

I gotta make a plan for my life
I gotta take the time to get it right
I gotta be the person I gotta be

I gotta make a plan
And now it's up to me