(Intro — Country Vocal) (soft steel guitar) Yeah... Sometimes you gotta look back... Just to see how far you've come. (Verse 1 — Rap Vocal) I remember those nights when the road felt endless Trying to find my way, trying to find my purpose Had a dream in my head and a fire in my chest Had to bet on myself when nobody else did A lot changed, a lot stayed the same Still got the scars, still remember the pain People see the highlights, they don't see the fight They don't see the battles that happened inside I took every lesson and carried the weight Turned every mistake into something I made Now I'm standing here with a different view Looking at the road that I traveled through (Chorus — Southern Country Vocal) I've got miles behind me And a long road ahead A heart full of memories And a story left unsaid I chased those dreams Through the rain and the fire Lost a few things But I never lost desire Yeah, these old roads know my name Every scar tells me the same I ain't where I started And I ain't done yet I've got miles behind me But I'm chasing what's next (Verse 2 — Rap Vocal) I learned that time don't wait for nobody Sometimes you gotta leave just to find somebody Some doors close, some roads change Some people leave but the memories remain I still hear those voices that believed in me Even when I couldn't see what they could see Every step forward, every late night grind Was building the person I was meant to find I don't regret the road that I chose Every high, every low Made me who I am today And that's something nobody can take away (Bridge — Country Vocal) (steel guitar rises) If I could talk to the kid I was back then... I'd tell him... "Keep going. You're closer than you think." (Final Chorus — Country Vocal + Rap Adlibs) I've got miles behind me And a long road ahead A heart full of memories And a story left unsaid I chased those dreams Through the rain and the fire Lost a few things But I never lost desire (Rap adlibs) Keep moving... Keep climbing... Never stop... (Outro — 10 Seconds Instrumental) (emotional steel guitar solo) (acoustic guitar harmony) (soft 808 fading) (final guitar note ringing out)
