I swear this time is real, I swear this time is real
Stood back and took some copious notes
Observation lent some truth, evaluated where I standDove into the midst of what I would never want to be
I'd rather drown than breathe
In what the world expects from meAnd I swear this time is real
I know this time is real
Look over the other side of the fenceOf this thing called life
Let me show you how it's done
All resistance, hesitance checked at the doorNo, just one more time
Leave all that behind
Full steam aheadNo hesitance, all resistance, dedicated lifeSteamroll this lifePave the way through your old ways
Force the mind into another pathJust once this time
Just once this life
With nothing in vainI took the road less traveled upon
Sorted out what didn't belong
Running through this lifeSorted out what didn't belong
No party line to string me along
Running through this lifeStretched this life apart
Running through this lifeI took the road less traveled upon
Thirty years and going strong
With nothing in vain