Roadside Wisdom

[Intro] The road was long The night was still I had a restless heart And a mind to fill [Verse] I met an old man At a roadside stop He had tired eyes And a weathered coat He said, "Son, life Will give and take You will lose some things For every choice you make" I asked him how He learned to know Which roads to take And when to let them go [Pre-Chorus] He smiled and said "The years will teach What no book ever Could quite reach" [Chorus] Hold on to the people Who stand beside you Know when to speak And when to let silence guide you Do not chase riches That leave you alone The greatest things Are the ones you call home Take what life gives you And give what you can Walk with your heart And stand like a man [Verse] He said, "Some doors Will close on you Some friends will leave Before you want them to Do not spend your life Counting what is gone There is still a road Waiting when you carry on" He told me love Was worth the risk And forgiveness Was stronger than a clenched fist [Pre-Chorus] He looked toward the highway And quietly said "Do not let yesterday Live in your head" [Chorus] Hold on to the people Who stand beside you Know when to speak And when to let silence guide you Do not chase riches That leave you alone The greatest things Are the ones you call home Take what life gives you And give what you can Walk with your heart And stand like a man [Breakdown] Know when to stay Know when to leave Know what to carry And what to release Life keeps moving Whether you are ready or not Make peace with the lessons And treasure what you have got [Bridge] Years have passed Since that night on the road But every word Still lightens my load When I face a crossroads And I do not know I hear that old voice Telling me where to go [Instrumental] [Chorus] Hold on to the people Who stand beside you Know when to speak And when to let silence guide you Do not chase riches That leave you alone The greatest things Are the ones you call home Take what life gives you And give what you can Walk with your heart And stand like a man [Outro] The road keeps rolling The years move on Some lessons stay Long after the teacher is gone I carry those words Wherever I roam And every road I travel Still leads me home