Prompt:

Verse 1
Gunshot in the distance
Everybody ran
I was tying my laces
Still making a plan Watched them cross the finish
Heard the crowd go wild
I was learning how to breathe
Still somebody’s child Pre-Chorus
Every year feels like a test
Am I behind or just not next? Chorus (anthem but emotional)
I’m still on the starting line
Watching everybody shine
Telling myself it’s fine
It’s just a matter of time But time keeps running fast
And I’m stuck inside the past
I swear I’m gonna move
I’m just not there yet Bridge (hopeful turn)
Maybe slow is not the same
As never playing in the game
Maybe when I finally run
I won’t stop for anyone Verse 1
Laughs in the distance
Everybody walks 
I was sitting on the bench 
Still making a plan, trying to bridge the trench watched them cross the finish, heard the crowd go wild (wild) I was learning how to breath (shhh) 
Still somebody’s child Pre-Chorus
Every year feels like a test
Am I behind or just not next? Chorus (anthem but emotional)
I’m still on the starting line
Watching everybody shine
Telling myself it’s fine
It’s just a matter of time look at me now, trying not to fall Standing in the shadows of it all Bridge (hopeful turn)
Maybe slow is not the same
As never playing in the game
Maybe when I finally run (deep breath) 
I won’t stop for anyone (no i wont stop...) Chorus (maximum emotion and energy)
I’m still on the starting line
Watching everybody shine
Telling myself it’s fine
It’s just a matter of time look at me now, trying not to fall Standing in the shadows of it all outro still on the line