I Choose-India.Arie/Bonnie Raitt

[ti:I Choose] [ar:India Arie] [al:Testimony: Vol. 1 Life & Relationship] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.62]Because you never know [00:01.34]Where life is gonna take you [00:03.00]And you can't change where you've been [00:04.69] [00:05.38]But today I have the opportunity to choose [00:08.77] [00:11.37]Here am I now looking at 30 [00:13.44]And I got so much to say [00:15.63] [00:16.64]I gotta get this off of my chest [00:18.71]I gotta let it go today [00:20.70] [00:22.03]I was always too concerned about [00:24.35]What everybody would think [00:26.26] [00:27.54]But I can't live for everybody [00:29.57]I gotta live my life for me.(Yeah) [00:31.82] [00:32.66]I pitched a fork in the road [00:35.20]Of my life [00:37.19]And ain't nothing gonna happen unless I decide [00:42.85](And I choose) [00:44.01] [00:44.57]To be the best that I can be [00:48.22](I choose) [00:49.18] [00:49.82]To be authentic in everything I do [00:54.65] [00:55.27]My past don't dictate who I am [01:00.00] [01:01.35]I choose (Yeah) [01:03.93] [01:05.43]I done been through some painful things [01:07.09]I thought that [01:07.78]I would never make it through [01:09.76] [01:10.69]Filled up with shame [01:11.83]From the top of my head [01:13.39]To the soles of my shoes [01:14.96] [01:15.46]I put myself in so many chaotic circumstances [01:20.26] [01:21.61]But by the grace of God [01:22.93]I've been given so many second chances [01:25.94]But today I decided [01:28.29] [01:29.45]To let it all go [01:30.80] [01:31.55]I'm dropping these bags [01:33.99]I'm making room for my joy [01:36.61](And I choose) [01:37.69] [01:38.63]To be the best that I can be [01:42.11](I choose) [01:43.09] [01:43.78]To be authentic in everything I do [01:48.53] [01:49.28]My past don't dictate who I am I choose [01:56.70] [01:59.28]Because you never know [02:00.20]Where life is gonna take you and [02:01.55]You can't change where you've been [02:03.94]But today [02:04.62] [02:05.26]I have the opportunity to choose (Hey ey) [02:09.83]I used to have guilt about why things happen [02:11.59]They way they did cuz life is gone do [02:13.33]What it do [02:14.75]And everyday [02:16.02]I have the opportunity to choose [02:18.37] [02:20.21]From this day forward [02:21.79]I'm going to be exactly who I am [02:25.00] [02:25.87]I don't need to change the way that [02:28.38]I live just to get a man (NO ) [02:30.97]I even had a talk with my mama and [02:33.94]I told her the day I'm grown [02:35.88] [02:36.63]"from this day forward every decision [02:38.71]I make will be my own " [02:40.68] [02:41.33]And I choose to be the best [02:44.40]That I can be [02:46.77](I choose) to be courageous [02:49.60]In everything I do [02:54.05]My past don't dictate who I am [02:59.04] [03:00.30]I choose [03:01.34] [03:02.93](And I choose) [03:04.33] [03:05.12]To be the best that I can be [03:08.40](I choose) [03:09.33] [03:10.10]To be authentic in everything I do [03:14.84] [03:15.52]My past don't dictate who I am I choose [03:23.14] [03:25.60]Because you never know [03:26.34]Where life is gonna take you and [03:27.79]You can't change where you've been [03:30.21]But today [03:30.66] [03:31.53]I have the opportunity to choose (Hey ey) [03:36.33]I used to have guilt about [03:37.47]Why things happen they way [03:38.42]They did cuz life is gone do what it do [03:40.36] [03:41.01]And everyday [03:41.60] [03:42.30]I have the opportunity to choose [03:43.95]I Choose - India Arie