Life, Huh?

Life, Huh? (Ashforge Evolved™) [Intro] Yeah… Funny thing about life, huh? The doors you begged to open… show up when you already started building your own. The people who passed on you… circle back when you quit waiting. Life, huh… [Verse 1] I remember staring at a ceiling fan spin Trying to figure out where all the money went Bills on the table, pride on the floor Knocking on every damn opportunity door Got told “No” Got told “Not now” Got told “Maybe when things settle down” So I stopped asking Stopped chasing ghosts Started carrying my own weight when it hurt the most Now the phone rings Now they call back Now they see value in the man they lacked Ain’t that strange? Ain’t that wild? Everybody sees the gold after it’s been through fire [Pre-Chorus] I spent so much time wondering why Now I just look up and smile ’Cause… [Chorus] Life, huh… Funny how it moves Takes what you wanted Then brings it back when you’ve outgrown the need Life, huh… Funny how it bends Makes you crawl through hell Then offers you the map when you’re already out again I ain’t bitter I ain’t mad I just finally understand Life don’t always give you what you want… It gives you what you become [Verse 2] The job that passed came back around The road got quiet, then it got loud The people I thought would stay disappeared The strangers showed more heart than friends for years Money came in Money went out Some days faith was all I had left to count But every scar became a teacher Every loss became a feature Now when opportunity knocks I don’t jump I don’t run I pull up a chair Pour a cup And ask what it’s bringing to the table, son [Pre-Chorus] Funny how desperation leaves And suddenly the whole world sees You different… [Chorus] Life, huh… Funny how it moves Takes what you wanted Then brings it back when you’ve outgrown the need Life, huh… Funny how it bends Makes you crawl through hell Then offers you the map when you’re already out again I ain’t bitter I ain’t mad I just finally understand Life don’t always give you what you want… It gives you what you become [Bridge] Maybe the blessing wasn’t the offer Maybe it was becoming the man Who could walk away from it Maybe the victory wasn’t getting picked Maybe it was learning You were never waiting for permission Maybe that’s the joke Maybe that’s the lesson Maybe life was building me While I thought it was breaking me [Final Chorus] Life, huh… You got a twisted way of teaching You take the wheel You hit the brakes You leave a man there reaching Then one day he looks around And realizes he’s standing Not because life got easier Because he got stronger carrying it [Outro] Yeah… Funny thing about life, huh? The thing you thought you needed… Sometimes it only comes back To show you that you don’t. (Abrupt stop. Heavy sub-bass tail. No fade.)