*Verse 1* One morning life came crashing down, And I didn't see it coming. A stroke took pieces of my strength, And left my whole world running In a direction I had never planned, A road I wouldn't choose. Then my spinal cord gave way beneath me, And there was nothing left to lose. The pain came like a thunderstorm, The silence came behind it. A CSF leak followed close, And nine long months confined it. Nine months of staring at the ceiling, Nine months of learning how to pray, Nine months of asking God the question, “Lord, why am I still here this way?” *Chorus* **But I don't regret it, Not a single day. I wouldn't choose the suffering, But I wouldn't throw it away. Because somewhere in the breaking, When I thought I couldn't stand, God reached down into the ashes And rebuilt a different man. I lost the man I thought I was, But I found who I was meant to be. And somewhere in that darkness, God was making a man of me. I don't regret the journey, I don't regret what I've been through. Because the man I am today Is the man God wanted me to be.** *Verse 2* I learned that strength ain't always Being able to stand tall. Sometimes strength is lying helpless And still trusting through it all. Sometimes faith ain't shouting victory, Sometimes faith is just a whisper: “God, I don't understand this road, But I know You're still here with me.” I watched the days turn into weeks, The weeks turn into months. There were times I couldn't see the road, Couldn't see what I'd become. But God was working underneath The things I couldn't see. While I was asking Him to fix my life, He was changing me. *Chorus* **But I don't regret it, Not a single day. I wouldn't choose the suffering, But I wouldn't throw it away. Because somewhere in the breaking, When I thought I couldn't stand, God reached down into the ashes And rebuilt a different man. I lost the man I thought I was, But I found who I was meant to be. And somewhere in that darkness, God was making a man of me. I don't regret the journey, I don't regret what I've been through. Because the man I am today Is the man God wanted me to be.** *Bridge* Maybe I thought I knew my purpose. Maybe I thought I knew the plan. Maybe God had to break my pride Before I'd understand. I used to think that life was measured By the things that I could do. Now I know it's measured by The love I give to You. So take the years behind me. Take the things I can't undo. Take every scar and every tear And make them point to You. *Quiet Verse* Nine months can change a lifetime. Nine months can change a soul. You can enter through the doorway Thinking you're still in control. And come out on the other side With nothing left to prove, Just a heart that finally understands What it was made to do. *Final Chorus* **I don't regret it, Not a single day. I wouldn't choose the suffering, But I wouldn't wish it away. For every night I cried alone, For every prayer I prayed, For every time I thought I'd never Make it through another day. I lost the man I thought I was, But God showed me who could be. He took the broken pieces And made something new in me. So if you ask me where I've been, I'll tell you honestly— I've walked through hell and back again, But God walked there with me. And I don't regret the journey. I don't regret what I've been through. Because the man I am today… **Is the man God wanted me to be.** *Outro* So here's to every broken man Who thinks his story's through. Here's to every wounded heart Still wondering what to do. You may not see the purpose In the valley where you stand… But sometimes God does His greatest work **while you're still in His hands.**
