I was the one to call the shots
Dream-eyed dreams, heart and soul
Answered only to myself
Never giving up control
Until the one day that brought me to my knees
And I would never be the same
Once upon a time the story goes
I laid it all down and let it go
To lose it all, to lose it all
Took a step of faith and said goodbye
And everything I had I left behind to find true life
When all I longed for I found finally at the end of me
And now the gone is wasted days
The selfish soul, the emptiness
Love had dimly been replaced
That old life is laid to rest
And now the new me is stronger day by day
I will never be the same
Once upon a time the story goes
I laid it all down and let it go
To lose it all, just to lose it all
Took a step of faith and said goodbye
And everything I had I left behind to find true life
When all I longed for I found finally at the end of me
And like an answer to a prayer
Jesus, You were there
Calling me to live to die to give to gain
And I'll never be the same
Once upon a time the story goes
I laid it all down and let it go
To lose it all, just to lose it all
Took a step of faith and said goodbye
And everything I had I left behind to find true life
When all I longed for I found finally at the end of me
It's the end of me