Artist：india arie Songs Title：i choose Because you never know where life is gonna take you and you can＇t change where you＇ve been. But today, I have the opportunity to choose.
Here am I now looking at 30 and I got so much to say. I gotta get this off of my chest, I gotta let it go today. I was always too concerned about what everybody would think.
But I can＇t live for everybody, I gotta live my life for me.（Yeah） I pitched a fork in the road of my life and ain＇t nothing gonna happen unless I decide.
（And I choose） to be the best that I can be. （I choose） to be authentic in everything I do. My past don＇t dictate who I am. I choose. （Yeah）
I done been through some painful things I thought that I would never make it through. Filled up with shame from the top of my head to the soles of my shoes. I put myself in so many chaotic circumstances, but by the grace of God I＇ve been given so many second chances. But today I decided to let it all go. I＇m dropping these bags, I＇m making room for my joy.
（And I choose） to be the best that I can be. （I choose） to be authentic in everything I do. My past don＇t dictate who I am. I choose.
Because you never know where life is gonna take you and you can＇t change where you＇ve been. But today, I have the opportunity to choose. （Hey ey） I used to have guilt about why things happen they way they did cuz life is gone do what it do. And everyday, I have the opportunity to choose.
From this day forward I＇m going to be exactly who I am.
I don＇t need to change the way that I live just to get a man. （NO!） I even had a talk with my mama and I told her the day I＇m grown, ＂from this day forward, every decision I make will be my own.＂ And hey! （And I choose） to be the best that I can be. （I choose） to be courageous in everything I do. My past don＇t dictate who I am. I choose. （And I choose） to be the best that I can be. （I choose） to be authentic in everything I do.
My past don＇t dictate who I am. I choose.
Because you never know where life is gonna take you and you can＇t change where you＇ve been. But today, I have the opportunity to choose. （Hey ey） I used to have guilt about why things happen they way they did cuz life is gone do what it do. And everyday, I have the opportunity to choose.
[00:00.23]Artist：india arie [00:00.73]Songs Title：i choose [00:01.22]Because you never know where life is gonna take you and you can＇t change where you＇ve been. [00:04.49]But today, I have the opportunity to choose. [00:10.56] [00:11.27]Here am I now looking at 30 and I got so much to say. [00:16.50]I gotta get this off of my chest, I gotta let it go today. [00:21.09]I was always too concerned about what everybody would think. [00:26.15] [00:27.16]But I can＇t live for everybody, I gotta live my life for me.（Yeah） [00:32.38]I pitched a fork in the road of my life and ain＇t nothing gonna happen unless I decide. [00:41.79] [00:42.66]（And I choose） to be the best that I can be. [00:48.17]（I choose） to be authentic in everything I do. [00:55.41]My past don＇t dictate who I am. I choose. （Yeah） [01:02.93] [01:05.36]I done been through some painful things I thought that I would never make it through. [01:09.67]Filled up with shame from the top of my head to the soles of my shoes. [01:15.19]I put myself in so many chaotic circumstances, but by the grace of God I＇ve been given so many second chances. [01:25.19]But today I decided to let it all go. I＇m dropping these bags, I＇m making room for my joy. [01:36.19] [01:36.83]（And I choose） to be the best that I can be. [01:41.87]（I choose） to be authentic in everything I do. [01:49.04]My past don＇t dictate who I am. I choose. [01:57.63] [01:59.44]Because you never know where life is gonna take you and you can＇t change where you＇ve been. [02:03.71]But today, I have the opportunity to choose. （Hey ey） [02:10.36]I used to have guilt about why things happen they way they did cuz life is gone do what it do. [02:16.09]And everyday, I have the opportunity to choose. [02:18.90] [02:20.28]From this day forward I＇m going to be exactly who I am. [02:24.66] [02:25.84]I don＇t need to change the way that I live just to get a man. （NO!） [02:31.05]I even had a talk with my mama and I told her the day I＇m grown, ＂from this day forward, every decision [02:39.00]I make will be my own.＂ And hey! [02:41.95]（And I choose） to be the best that I can be. [02:46.52]（I choose） to be courageous in everything I do. [02:54.12]My past don＇t dictate who I am. I choose. [03:02.87]（And I choose） to be the best that I can be. [03:08.13]（I choose） to be authentic in everything I do. [03:13.44] [03:14.21]My past don＇t dictate who I am. I choose. [03:24.25] [03:25.75]Because you never know where life is gonna take you [03:27.90]and you can＇t change where you＇ve been. [03:30.19]But today, I have the opportunity to choose. （Hey ey） [03:36.46]I used to have guilt about why things happen they way they did cuz life is gone do what it do. [03:41.19]And everyday, I have the opportunity to choose.
