I Know Who I Am

They say you never see it coming

All the tiny little breaks

But somewhere out beyond all reason

You keep on giving what it takes



I never thought of running

I was busy carrying the load

Had the strength enough to take it

But not enough to let it go

It's a long time coming down a broken road



[Chorus]

And finally I can feel without fearing

Cry without the pain

Stand up and love me

Without any shame

It might have been a rough way to learn it

And a hard place to land

But the one thing I'm sure of now

Is I know who I am



Now if somebody would have told me

There was a better place to be

In my quiet desperation

It was too hard to believe



I guess you gotta go the distance

To know just when enough's, enough

Won't let nobody take it from me

Cause I know what I'm made of



And there's nothing I can't rise above



[Chorus]

And finally I can feel without fearing

Cry without the pain

Stand up and love me

Without any shame



It might have been a rough way to learn it

And a hard place to land

But the one thing I'm sure of now

Is I know who I am



(I am) A woman who's worthy

(I am) A woman's deserving

Whatever it is I can take it

Whatever it takes I'm gonna make it yeah



[Chorus]

And finally I can feel without fearing

Cry without the pain

Stand up and love me

Without any shame



It might have been a rough way to learn it

And a hard place to land

But the one thing I'm sure of now

Oh, and I absolutely have no doubt

Yeah, I know who I am



Yeah, I know who I am

I Know