Because you never know where life is gonna take you 因为你永远不知道生活是要带你

and you can't change where you've been. 你不能改变你去过的地方。

But today, I have the opportunity to choose. 但今天，我有机会选择。

   

[Verse 1:] [诗歌1 ： ]

Here am I now looking at 30 and I got so much to say. 我在这里，现在看30 ，我得到了这么多的话。

I gotta get this off of my chest, I gotta let it go today. 我得这个在我胸口，我得让今天他走了。

I was always too concerned about what everybody would think. 我总是太在意大家会认为。

But I can't live for everybody, I gotta live my life for me.(Yeah) 但我不能活大家，我要过我的生活对我来说， （是啊）

I pitched a fork in the road of my life and ain't nothing gonna happen unless I decide. 我在人生的道路上搭了一个叉，也并非一无是处，除非我决定要发生的事。

   

[Chorus:] [合唱： ]

(And I choose) to be the best that I can be. （我选择）是最好的，我可以。

(I choose) to be authentic in everything I do. （我选择的）是真实的在我所做的一切。

My past don't dictate who I am. I choose. (Yeah) 我过去没有规定我是谁。我选择。 （是啊）

   

[Verse 2:] [诗2： ]

I done been through some painful things I thought that I would never make it through. 我做了通过一些痛苦的事情，我想我永远不会让它通过。

Filled up with shame from the top of my head to the soles of my shoes. 从我的头顶了我的鞋的鞋底充满了耻辱。

I put myself in so many chaotic circumstances, but by the grace of God I've been given so many second chances. 我把自己在这么多混乱的情况，但神的恩典，我已经给了这么多第二次机会。

But today I decided to let it all go. I'm dropping these bags, I'm making room for my joy. 但是，今天我决定让这一切去。我放弃这些袋子，我正在房间我的喜悦。

   

[Chorus:] [合唱： ]

(And I choose) to be the best that I can be. （我选择）是最好的，我可以。

(I choose) to be authentic in everything I do. （我选择的）是真实的在我所做的一切。

My past don't dictate who I am. I choose. 我过去没有规定我是谁。我选择。

   

[Bridge:] [桥： ]

Because you never know where life is gonna take you and you can't change where you've been. 因为你永远不知道生活是要带你，你不能改变你去过的地方。

But today, I have the opportunity to choose. (Hey ey) 但今天，我有机会选择。 （嘿EY ）

I used to have guilt about why things happen they way they did cuz life is gone do what it do. 我曾经有过愧疚，为什么事情发生，他们的方式，他们做的Cuz的生命做了什么事。

And everyday, I have the opportunity to choose. 而每天，我有选择的机会。

   

[Verse 3:] [诗歌3 ： ]

From this day forward I'm going to be exactly who I am. 从今往后我会正好我是谁。

I don't need to change the way that I live just to get a man. (NO!) 我不需要改变我生活只是为了得到一个男人的方式。 （不！ ）

I even had a talk with my mama and I told her the day I'm grown, 我什至和我的妈妈谈话，我告诉她这一天我长大，

"from this day forward, every decision I make will be my own." And hey! “从今往后，每一个决定我做将是我自己的。 ”哎！

   

[Chorus:] [合唱： ]

(And I choose) to be the best that I can be. （我选择）是最好的，我可以。

(I choose) to be courageous in everything I do. （我选择的）是勇敢的我所做的一切。

My past don't dictate who I am. I choose. 我过去没有规定我是谁。我选择。

   

(And I choose) to be the best that I can be. （我选择）是最好的，我可以。

(I choose) to be authentic in everything I do. （我选择的）是真实的在我所做的一切。

My past don't dictate who I am. I choose. 我过去没有规定我是谁。我选择。

   

[Bridge:] [桥： ]

Because you never know where life is gonna take you and you can't change where you've been. 因为你永远不知道生活是要带你，你不能改变你去过的地方。

But today, I have the opportunity to choose. (Hey ey) 但今天，我有机会选择。 （嘿EY ）

I used to have guilt about why things happen they way they did cuz life is gone do what it do. 我曾经有过愧疚，为什么事情发生，他们的方式，他们做的Cuz的生命做了什么事。

And everyday, I have the opportunity to choose. 而每天，我有选择的机会。