Intro
I thought cancer had sealed my fate,
But in that storm, my spirit changed.
The illness stripped the world in two,
And left behind what’s real and true.
It took my strength to give me sight—
Somehow, the dark brought back the light.

Verse 1
The things I chased don’t matter now,
Meaning wears a humbler crown.
The worth of life’s not what you hold,
It’s what you give when no one knows.

Verse 2
The smallest things now catch my breath,
The taste of rain, the stars that rest.
I count the light in all I see,
Each humble joy’s a gift to me.

Verse 3
I faced the edge and looked straight through,
And found that fear just shrank from view.
The quiet truth that softly stays—
Less about talk, more about ways.

Verse 4
Status fades, applause won’t stay,
But kindness builds its own display.
What matters most when time is thin
Is the good we leave to all within.

Verse 5
Gratitude moves my hands today,
To lift someone who’s lost their way.
I don’t do it to repay a debt—
It’s living proof I’m not done yet.

Bridge
My second chance was never mine—
It was meant to help another shine.

Outro
I was given more than borrowed time,
A reason to rise, a place sublime.
To turn my fight into someone’s light,
That’s how I honor what went right.
So when the darkness tries to return,
Hope lights the path where life still burns.