[Verse 1] I passed the house with the blue front door Where I might have learned to mend a chair I chose the road that I’m walking now Still sometimes count the roads from there [Pre-Chorus] All those names I never wore Can rest outside my door [Chorus] I didn’t live every life I dreamed But this one’s here, and it’s holding me The hands I have, the ground I know The small, bright yes of where I go I let the other pages turn I’m here; there’s still so much to learn [Verse 2] I never took that midnight train Never said the thing that changed the room But morning finds my kettle singing And basil leaning toward the noon [Chorus] I didn’t live every life I dreamed But this one’s here, and it’s holding me The hands I have, the ground I know The small, bright yes of where I go I let the other pages turn I’m here; there’s still so much to learn [Bridge] No need to mourn each unopened gate I’m not too early, not too late [Final Chorus] I didn’t live every life I dreamed But this one’s here, and it’s holding me The hands I have, the ground I know The small, bright yes of where I go I let the other pages turn I’m here; there’s still so much to learn [Outro] This one’s here And so am I
