Taking Back My Brave Lyrics - Carolyn Dawn Johnson

I am from the tiny town 

Where I learned how to tough it out 

Where I kicked the dirt an' my dreams around 

To conquer the whole world 

My uncle slipped me fifty bucks 

Some rolled their eyes an' wished me luck 

Yeah, I spent the first night in the cab of my truck 

An' I am still that girl 

I like a challenge an' I like to fly 

I'm not always perfect, I'm not always right 

When I go to weddings, it always makes me cry 

My heart is fragile an' I can be hurt 

An' I can crumble inside at the drop of a word 

But I can jump off a limb into a river of change 

I'm taking back my brave 

I kinda lost it for a while 

I had to force myself to smile 

An' I quit going that extra mile 

Abandoned my belief 

An' I spent hours on the phone 

Crawlin' back to my comfort zone 

Then I woke up one day, said, "I'm not runnin' home 

It's just not like me" 

'Cause I like a challenge an' I like to fly 

I'm not always perfect, I'm not always right 

New born babies always make me cry 

My heart is fragile an' I can be hurt 

An' I can crumble inside at the drop of a word 

But I can jump off a limb into a river of change 

I'm taking back my brave 

I'm my momma's only girl 

The child in a mess 

(I've always been that way) 

I've been pushin' the limits 

Since I was little, yeah, yeah 

Oh, my heart is fragile an' I can be hurt 

An' I can crumble inside at the drop of a word 

But I can jump off a limb into a river of change 

I'm taking back my brave 

I'm taking back my brave, yeah 

Takin' it back, back 

I'm takin' it back, back 

I'm taking back my brave, yeah 

Takin' it back, back