On My Feet Again Lyrics

I spent a lifetime in prison believing
I′d never get over the fall
Busted for first degree, I was too blind to see
Who was to blame for it all
Some said the devil, but God only knows
If I put my future in him
Other folks bet that I'd never get
On my feet again

Running, jumping, free as a bird
Just like a child left to play
Freedom was one more thing I took for granted
Until they took it away

Marriages break up and some people take up
Drinking to make them forget
Both of them swearing, neither one caring
Wishing that they′d never met
Taking a child away, who cares what children say
Until they turn into men
Someday you'll see I'm gonna be
On my feet again

Running, jumping, free as a bird
Just like a child left to play
Freedom was one more thing I took for granted
Until they took it away

And I left my stomach in Houston on some surgeon′s knife
But I slept through it all
In the recovery room, fate dealt the cards too soon
Taking my legs in the fall
Wheelchairs turned into canes ′til I learned to walk
Places that I'd never been
Now that I′m free it's good to be
On my feet again

Running, jumping, free as a bird
Just like a child left to play
Freedom was one more thing I took for granted
Until they took it away

I spent a lifetime in prison believing
I′d never get over the fall
Busted for first degree, I was too blind to see
Who was to blame for it all
Some said the devil, but God only knows
If I put my future in him
And other folks bet that I'd never get
On my feet again
Other folks bet that I′d never get
On my feet again