I’m standing on a ledge Fifty stories up staring at my goal My personal heaven That star that is always in front of me But just an inch out of your grasp Hanging so delicately just beyond The very tips of my fingertips I see it clearly now It is up here in the clouds, brightening the heavens All I need to do is leave this ledge Two steps One leap forward and I will Soar into the sky and reach out
But what if you fall? I won’t It’s too far out of reach I’ll make it How do you know? I don’t
But I’m willing to take the shot I’ll tie this towel around my neck It’s my cape as I jump Telling myself that there is an S on my chest Because I am certain that I can fly And if I can’t, if I plummet down I will find comfort Counting the seconds as I descend Because I know the ground will eventually break my fall Then I’ll climb
Back to my feet Brush off the dirt and the blood Back to my ledge Re-tie my cape and focus out again Back to the air Where I will fly or fall again
And until I die I will continually climb back to my ledge Readjust my broken skeleton Even though I know it will never heal Swap out my blood for ink Hoping that it will keep me afloat High in the air, moving forward And even if it doesn't I will always take that jump Because life isn’t about whether or not You fly or fall, It is all about whether you have the stones To take the leap