It was touch and go there for a while And I didn't know if I'd pull through The wiring under the board caught fire And it burned up everything inside Nothin' left here but a pile of ashes Gettin' blown all over by the wind Gotta pick up the pieces that shattered Gotta get into this thing to win From the scattered ashes I'm gonna rise To soar through blazin' summer skies Ain't gonna dwell on what's behind Flyin' straight ahead and flyin' high My mind is swimmin' in a sea of sorrow And my head is fillin' up with doubt Gotta stop livin' in tomorrow Cause I need some time to sort it all out From the scattered ashes I'm gonna rise To soar through blazin' summer skies Ain't gonna dwell on what's behind Flyin' straight ahead and flyin' high It was touch and go there for a while And I didn't know if I'd pull through The wiring under the board caught fire And it burned up everything inside From the scattered ashes I'm gonna rise To soar through blazin' summer skies Ain't gonna dwell on what's behind Flyin' straight ahead and flyin' high Nothin' left here but a pile of ashes Gettin' blown all over by the wind Gotta pick up the pieces that shattered Gotta get into this thing to win Ain't gonna dwell on what's behind From the scattered ashes I'm gonna rise