life
Lyrics
“Not The End Of The Road”
(Spoken Intro — soft electric guitar, distant ambient notes)
There was a time…
I didn’t think I was gonna make it much longer…
Didn’t think anybody would ever really see me…
Then you came into my life…
And somehow… even through all the fights… all the hard days…
You gave me a reason to stay…
Now every morning ain’t just another day to survive…
It’s a chance to fight for something that matters…
For you…
For him…
For us…
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Verse 1
Three years ago I hit the bottom
Had one foot hanging off the edge
Didn’t see a light worth followin’
Didn’t hear a reason left
Then you walked in like a sunrise
Through a life gone cold and gray
Michelle, you changed the direction
Of a man who’d lost his way
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Pre-Chorus
Now these walls got laughter in ‘em
Even when the storm rolls through
And every hard day somehow still feels better
Than the nights before I knew you
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Chorus
I know we fight, I know we bend
Sometimes it feels like I can’t win
That young boy’s carrying hurt bigger than his years
And we all get caught inside the gears
Maybe I talk too loud sometimes
Maybe I take things wrong sometimes
But I swear to God I give this family everything I am
And I don’t wanna watch it end
‘Cause if this road stops here tonight
I don’t know where I’d go again
You gave me life when mine was gone
So please don’t let this be
The end of the road
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Verse 2
I’ve seen jail cell walls too many times
Seen disappointment in my own eyes
Learned some lessons the hard way
Changed a lot just to survive
I try to be better with my temper
Try to think before I speak
But when it feels like I’m the outsider
It cuts a little too deep
And I know blood makes things complicated
I know he’s hers before he’s mine
But I’ve stood here every single day
Tryin’ to help him find a line
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Pre-Chorus
And maybe I ain’t always perfect
Maybe I still got things to learn
But every part of me keeps fighting
For this home and your love in return
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Chorus
I know we fight, I know we bend
Sometimes it feels like I can’t win
That young boy’s carrying hurt bigger than his years
And we all get caught inside the gears
Maybe I talk too loud sometimes
Maybe I take things wrong sometimes
But I swear to God I give this family everything I am
And I don’t wanna watch it end
‘Cause if this road stops here tonight
I don’t know where I’d go again
You gave me life when mine was gone
So please don’t let this be
The end of the road
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Bridge
(music drops down — almost spoken)
I ain’t perfect
God knows that’s true
But I stayed when leaving
Would’ve been easier to do
I gave my heart
Every scar and part
And even when I feel forgotten
You still own this heart
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Final Chorus
(full band explodes back in)
So when the hard days come around
And we both feel beaten down
I hope you see the man that’s standing here instead of all my flaws
The one still fighting for us all
I love that boy like he was mine
Even when he draws the line
And I know someday he’ll understand the things we tried to do
To give him something true
You saved my life three years ago
And baby I need you to know
No matter how dark this world can get
You’re still the reason I hold on
So don’t let this be
The end of the road
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Outro (spoken over fading guitar and piano)
So if you hear this someday…
When the house is quiet…
And the weight of life feels heavier than love…
I hope you remember…
I stayed.
Through every slammed door…
Every misunderstanding…
Every night we thought we were too broken to fix…
I stayed because I loved you both more than I loved myself.
And maybe I ain’t always said things right…
Maybe I ain’t always handled the pressure right…
But every scar on these hands…
Every sleepless night…
Every piece of me I gave away…
Was for this family.
And if tomorrow comes and we’re still standing together…
Then every hard mile was worth the road…
(music slowly fades out)