Sharing a Stage

I'm stepping onto a stage
 Small and uncomfortable, dirty and imperfect
 But everything's okay
 Because somewhere beneath years of polish are your footprints
 And you've left an energy that I can tap into
 I can achieve all you do if I want to
 And we take a breath and we start to sing
 La la la la la, la la la la, la la la la la la la, la la la la
 La la la la la la la, la la la la, la la la la la la la, la la la la
 I put my pen to the page
 The feelings don't match the sounds, amateur that I am
 But still, I know they will someday
 Because you're living proof it gets easier with practice
 And you can turn terrible things into great songs
 You remind me it's not something I should give up on
 And we take a breath and we start to sing
 La la la la la, la la la la, la la la la la la la, la la la la
 La la la la la la la, la la la la, la la la la la la la, la la la la
 And just like you told me, I shall underwhelm
 With the most awkward eye contact and smallest of crowds
 But the way that I got bold enough to think that I could do this
 Was I recognized in you an unmatched conscientiousness
 And found it inside of myself
 Just like you must have first seen it in somebody else
 And I'm one level higher with every step I take
 Up the many stairs to your now much bigger stage
 And we take a breath and we start to sing
 La la la la la, la la la la, la la la la la la la, la la la la
 La la la la la la la, la la la la, la la la la la la la, la la la la