doing what has to be done (rewrite 1)

I went out walking

to get my feet moving

I need to get my heart rate up

I feel my health improving

with every step I take

on this sidewalk of cement

I watch out for cars

I don't want an accident

it's just me

out in the midday sun

doing what has to be done

I started listening

to the voices of my heart

I hope I hear some wisdom

but I don't know where to start

so I keep on listening

there's so much I need to hear

if I didn't have these voices

I think I might disappear

it's just me

looking out for number one

doing what has to be done

          I can't live

          the way I did before

          so I'm heading out

          I've opened the back door

I stopped pretending

I only know what I do

still I look for opportunities

for life to pull me through

to show me a way

only I could know

I need to find out

which direction to go

I feel like it's ending

but I know it's just begun

I'm just doing what has to be done