one more year

Lyrics

One More Year

Verse 1
Well, today I’m one more year older,
Got a little more gray around my eyes,
A few more headaches, a few more scars,
And a whole lot of questions about my life.
I’ve spent some days just sitting in the sunshine,
Watching time roll down that same old road,
Life’s been hard and it never got much easier,
But somehow I kept carrying this load.

Pre-Chorus
I thought by now I’d know myself much better,
Know every fault and every road not to take,
Thought I’d learn how to hold on to the good things,
Before my own two hands could make them break.

Chorus
But love found this old man way down the highway,
When I was too far gone to believe in a home,
She came into my life and gave me something
I never knew I’d miss when I was alone.
And I should’ve known my faults by now,
Should’ve known what I needed to change,
'Cause I don’t want to lose what I fought so hard to find,
Or watch my whole world slip away again.
This is my last ride, my last life I’m chasing,
My last chance at love and happiness,
And if I spend these years chasing one thing,
It’s finding a way to make this one stay.

Verse 2
Another candle burning on the table,
Another year that I can’t get back,
Some dreams got buried along the way,
Some things I wanted never made it past the cracks.
I’ve made mistakes that I wish I could undo,
Said some things I wish I could take back,
And sometimes the man staring in that mirror
Is the reason for the things I lack.

But I’m still here, and she’s still beside me,
And there’s still a little light left in these eyes,
There’s still a family I’m trying to hold together,
Still a reason to wake up and try.
I don’t need a perfect life or easy answers,
I just need one more chance to get it right,
To learn the man I’ve been all these years
And become the man she deserves tonight.

Chorus
'Cause love found this old man way down the highway,
When I was too far gone to believe in a home,
She came into my life and gave me something
That made this old heart scared to be alone.
And I should’ve known my faults by now,
Should’ve known what I needed to change,
'Cause I don’t want to lose what I fought so hard to find,
Or watch my whole world slip away again.
This is my last ride, my last life I’m chasing,
My last chance at love and happiness,
And if I spend these years chasing one thing,
It’s finding a way to make this one stay.

Bridge – stripped down
If I get one wish on this birthday,
I don’t want money, I don’t want gold,
Don’t give me back all the years I wasted,
Or make me young enough to start it all over.
Just make me smarter than I’ve been before,
Let me see my faults before they cost me love,
Give me the wisdom to hold what matters,
And the strength to never give it up.

Keep love and life here in my corner,
Keep my family close and my heart alive,
Don’t take away the things I finally found
After spending so many years just trying to survive.
If there’s one gift this old man could ask for,
Let it be the chance to finally understand:
How to love without hurting,
How to hold without losing,
How to be a better man.

Final Chorus
'Cause love found this old man way down the highway,
And somehow she still sees something worth saving,
After every storm and every wrong turn,
After every promise and every mistake I’ve made.
So I’ll chase this love until the road runs out,
I’ll fight for the life I’m trying to keep,
'Cause I’ve already lost enough along the way,
And I don’t want to lose the woman next to me.

This is my last ride, my last life I’m chasing,
My last shot at the happiness I know,
I may be older, I may be grayer,
But there’s still a long way left to go.
And if I get one wish before this birthday candle dies,
Let me be wise enough to see what’s mine,
Let me keep the love, keep the life, keep the family,
And finally learn how to make it last this time.

Outro – spoken softly
So here's to another year,
Another scar, another lesson, another sunrise.
I may not have accomplished everything I thought I would...
But I'm still here.
Still loving.
Still trying.
Still chasing the life I found so late in the road.

And if this old heart gets just one birthday wish...

Let me be smarter.
Let me know my faults.
Let me keep my love.
Let me keep my life.
And please... don't take them away from me.

Happy birthday, old man.
You’ve still got some living left to do.