Next Move

[Verse 1]
I had a plan in my coat.
Had a map in my head.
I knew which road was right.
Or so I said.
I talked too big at bars.
I drew lines in dust.
I made my little kingdom.
Then it turned to rust.

[Verse 2]
I lost a few good people.
I met a few more.
Some stayed through the mess.
Some walked out the door.
I built a shed, a fence, a name.
I watched them all shake.
Turns out a man can work hard
and still make a mistake.

[Chorus]
I’ve been wrong before, I’ll be wrong again.
I just wanna know where the truth is, friend.
I don’t need the whole road.
I don’t need to pretend.
Just show me what I’m missing
and I’ll take the next step.
(I’ve been wrong before)
(I’ll be wrong again)

[Verse 3]
I used to hate bad news.
I called it bad luck.
If it scratched my clean little picture,
I’d say it was junk.
But the folks worth walking with
would not let me slide.
They loved the same old things enough
to tell me I’d lied.

[Pre-Chorus]
So I started asking more.
Not loud. Just plain.
What’s the right next move?
What’s gonna hold in the rain?
If I’m off, say so.
If I’m blind, say when.
That question saved my skin
more than once, my friend.

[Verse 4]
Funny thing about what you know for sure.
Tell it long enough, it ain’t the truth no more.
It’s just the story you remember.
The part that made you grin.
The rest got left out back
with the nails and the tin.

[Bridge]
What would change my mind?
That’s a hard one, yes.
Harder than the years I spent
calling a guess a guess.
I found out love can argue.
I found out that’s fine.
If we care about the same old thing,
sometimes we draw the line.

[Outro]
Today’s certainty is tomorrow’s legend.
I still don’t know where this thing ends.
But I know my next move.

[Instrumental]

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[Verse 1] I had a plan in my coat. Had a map in my head. I knew which road was right. Or so I said. I talked too big at bars. I drew lines in dust. I made my little kingdom. Then it turned to rust. [Verse 2] I lost a few good people. I met a few more. Some stayed through the mess. Some walked out the door. I built a shed, a fence, a name. I watched them all shake. Turns out a man can work hard and still make a mistake. [Chorus] I’ve been wrong before, I’ll be wrong again. I just wanna know where the truth is, friend. I don’t need the whole road. I don’t need to pretend. Just show me what I’m missing and I’ll take the next step. (I’ve been wrong before) (I’ll be wrong again) [Verse 3] I used to hate bad news. I called it bad luck. If it scratched my clean little picture, I’d say it was junk. But the folks worth walking with would not let me slide. They loved the same old things enough to tell me I’d lied. [Pre-Chorus] So I started asking more. Not loud. Just plain. What’s the right next move? What’s gonna hold in the rain? If I’m off, say so. If I’m blind, say when. That question saved my skin more than once, my friend. [Chorus] I’ve been wrong before, I’ll be wrong again. I just wanna know where the truth is, friend. I don’t need the whole road. I don’t need to pretend. Just show me what I’m missing and I’ll take the next step. (I’ve been wrong before) (I’ll be wrong again) [Verse 4] Funny thing about what you know for sure. Tell it long enough, it ain’t the truth no more. It’s just the story you remember. The part that made you grin. The rest got left out back with the nails and the tin. [Bridge] What would change my mind? That’s a hard one, yes. Harder than the years I spent calling a guess a guess. I found out love can argue. I found out that’s fine. If we care about the same old thing, sometimes we draw the line. [Chorus] I’ve been wrong before, I’ll be wrong again. I just wanna know where the truth is, friend. I don’t need the whole road. I don’t need to pretend. Just show me what I’m missing and I’ll take the next step. (I’ve been wrong before) (I’ll be wrong again) [Outro] Today’s certainty is tomorrow’s legend. I still don’t know where this thing ends. But I know my next move. [Instrumental]

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