Pause. Step back. Think. What is desired of me? The road signs deliberately direct me Well if you insist But it's in the past A mere memory Now I'll do what I want I'll take the lead I'll go with bold and brave And I'm done with gentle Moving forward yet looking back Improvement seems increasingly satisfying A resolution difficult to measure Needs to be nevertheless Now I'll do what I want I'll take the lead I'll go with bold and brave And I'm done with gentle The extinction of timid The expulsion of weak Construction of strength Construction takes strength Gentle has its place but no longer in me Now I'll do what I want I'll take the lead I'll go with bold and brave And I'm done with gentle I'm done with that me