Take the Shot

He calls you a centerpiece A white picket fence to frame your room He prunes your branches so you grow up nice and narrow But he does it all for you He swears it's all for you So you grow up straight Then you wait and you wait for the day that you'll break, But you never pull the trigger, do you? No, you'll never pull the trigger, will you? Take the shot and go Don't look him in the eye You're only taking back what's yours Your fight, your light, your only life You're taking back tomorrow Cause every time he crossed that line A door had opened wide Find the strength to journey through And I'll be waiting there for you Yeah, I'll be waiting there for you Beyond that picket room He swears to keep you safe Oh those wooden walls, that he'll never say Are all made of you He gets it all from you So you grow up straight But you can't support that weight It's not enough to build him up, he's gotta cut you down Yeah, he's gonna cut you down, so Take the shot and go Don't look him in the eye You're only taking back what's yours Your fight, your light, your only life You're taking back tomorrow Cause every time he crossed that line A door had opened wide Find the strength to journey through And I'll be waiting there for you Yeah, I'll be waiting there for you For you He'll bleed you dry of every drop except the blame He calls you darling cause he doesn't know your name Take the shot and go Don't look him in the eye You're only taking back what's yours Your fight, your light, your only life You're taking back tomorrow Cause every time he crossed that line A door had opened wide Find the strength to journey through And I'll be waiting there for you (Take the shot and go) I'm waiting there for you (Take the shot and go) I'm waiting there for you (Take the shot and go) We're taking back tomorrow (Take the shot and go)