You Believe and You Doubt

I heard this song, “One Step at a Time” by the lovely Jordin Sparks, in a store the other day and it caught my attention as perfect blog mix fodder. It’s the kind of song my old self would have loathed and deemed totally cheesy, but lately whenever I hear an inspirational song, I’m like, Oh, yeah, that’s my groove. Anyway, lyrics are below, and enjoy the video. I do, vow, however, to never subject any of you—or myself—to R. Kelly’s “I Believe I Can Fly.” There will be limits to my Inspirational Tunes library.

Hurry up and wait
So close, but so far away
Everything that you've always dreamed of
Close enough for you to taste
But you just can't touch

You wanna show the world, but no one knows your name yet
Wonder when and where and how you're gonna make it
You know you can if you get the chance
In your face as the door keeps slamming
Now you're feeling more and more frustrated
And you're getting all kind of impatient waiting

We live and we learn to take
One step at a time
There's no need to rush
It's like learning to fly
Or falling in love

It's gonna happen and it's
Supposed to happen and we
Find the reasons why
One step at a time

You believe and you doubt
You're confused, you got it all figured out
Everything that you always wished for
Could be yours, should be yours, would be yours
If they only knew

You wanna show the world, but no one knows your name yet
Wonder when and where and how you're gonna make it
You know you can if you get the chance
In your face as the door keeps slamming

Now you're feeling more and more frustrated
and you're getting all kind of impatient waiting

When you can't wait any longer
But there's no end in sight
when you need to find the strength
It's your faith that makes you stronger
The only way you get there
Is one step at a time