You Can Choose

You can throw life like your anger at the wall
Embrace it like you're following the call
You can wear it like your hard won years
You can find it like the music you almost hear

Chorus: You can choose what you give; you can choose what you take
Make love in your living, live the love that you make
You can let life get your bitter or you can try to make it better
You can choose what you choose what you give

You can leave this town on the next dark train
Or catch your death standing in the rain
You can find it like so many dreams before
Or brave it like each unmarked door

Chorus: You can choose what you give, you can choose what you take
Make love in your living, live the love that you make
You can let life get your bitter or you can try to make it better
You can choose what you choose what you give

Sooner or later, you'll find that it matters 'cause
Every one of us is gonna find our own way
You can close your eyes wondering how
Or you can lean back your head
Smile and say "Now"

You can wear life like well-worn gloves
Embrace it like your truest love
You can hold onto something strong like that
Fend off every trouble standing back to back to back

Chorus: You can choose what you give; you can choose what you take
Make love in your living, live the love that you make
You can let life get you bitter or you can try to make it better
You can choose what you choose what you give