I built my fences too high   Had nowhere to go   No one could get inside and I was alone now   I built my trenches too deep   I couldn't see the sky   And then a bullet hit me and I came alive      Ooh I finally found a way to open and say [I finally found a way]   I wanna let you in   I've kept you on the outside such a very long time   But now I see what I've been missin'   All this time I took second-guessin'   Now I need to take a chance on me      I didn't wanna be tied down   But now I see   Not bein' tied down ain't the same as bein' free   Oh you set me free, yeah      Ooh I finally found a way to open and say [I finally found a way]   I wanna let you in   I've kept you on the outside such a very long time   But now I see what I've been missin'   All this time I took second-guessin'   Now I need to take a chance on me      No man is an island   No point in actin' tough   We all need someone to make us smile, to make us cry, to make us love      I wanna let you in [I kept you on the outside such a very long time]      Ooh I finally found a way to open and say [I finally found a way]   I wanna let you in   I've kept you on the outside such a very long, long time   And now I see what I've been missin'   All this time I took second guessin'   Now I see what I've been missin'   All this time I took second guessin'   Now I see all I need to take a chance on me