Here we go! Transcribed as best I can, risking life and limb to hit the pause and rewind button Tivo (under threat of my wife killing me, you see…), here are the lyrics to the songwriting contest winner, This Is My Now by Scott Krippayne and Jeff Peabody! If I've made any mistakes please let me know! I'm pretty sure that Blake and Jordin sang different words in some transition parts so I'm not really sure what the "right" version is. Enjoy!
There was a time I packed my dreams away. Living in a shell, hiding from myself. There was a time when I was so afraid. I thought I'd reached the end, But baby that was then I am made of more than my yesterdays. This is my now, and I am breathing the moment. As I look around I can't believe the love I see. My fears behind me, gone are the shadows and doubts That was then, this is my now. I had to decide, was i going to play it safe? Or that somewhere deep inside, I'm going to turn the tide and find the strength To take that step of faith. (*) This is my now, and I am breathing the moment. As I look around I can't believe the love I see. My fears behind me, gone are the shadows and doubts That was then, this is my now. (*) And I have the courage like never before, yeah. I've settled for less now I'm ready for more, Ready for more. This is my now, and I am breathing in the moment. As I look around I can't believe the love I see. My fears behind me, gone are the shadows and doubts. That was then, this is my now. I'm breathing in the moment I look around I can't believe the love I see. My fears behind me, gone are the shadows and doubts. That was then, this is my now. This is my now.
(*) Although these verses were not sung on television during the finale, they are reportedly in the "original" version that won the contest.
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