[Verse 1]
I could've been a contender
For your vacant throne
But I surrender
At the first hurdle
I went out in style
I missed you by a mile
And now I need you so

[Verse 2]
I could've been a contender
With my name in lights
Could you see me leaving
All the rest behind?
I went out in style
I missed you by a mile
And now I miss you so

[Chorus 1]
Am I [?]
I see you in a new light
I'm not a ship, I just can't fly
So cut me loose, watch me as I climb

[Verse 3]
I could've been a contender
If I took my time
Not some pretender
But the next in line
I went out in style
I missed you by a mile
And now we'll never know
[Chorus 2]
Am I [?]
I see you in a new light
I'm not a ship, I just can't fly
So cut me loose, watch me climbing

[Chorus 3]
Am I [?]
You're revealed in a new light
[?] see the first [?]
So cut me loose, watch me as I climb

[Chorus 2]
Am I [?]
I see you in a new light
I'm not a ship, I just can't fly
So cut me loose, watch me climbing

[Chorus 4]
Am I [?]
You're revealed in a new light
[?] see the first [?]
So cut me loose, watch me as I climb, climb, climb, climb