(walt aldridge, mark narmore) I've been livin' my life like a man in chains Ever since she took her love away But this is now and that was then And baby all bad things gotta come to an end Chorus: So tonight i'm throwing caution into the wind Getting down to the business of living again Back in the saddle and i'm holding the reins Gonna find someone and love her Like there ain't no yesterday Now, it's dark as a dungeon down where i've been And there ain't no way i'm going back again I've got my best foot forward on to greener grass 'cause there ain't no future living in the past Repeat chorus Out of the ashes, alive and free No longer a slave to a memory Got the rest of my life right out in front of me Repeat chorus