Days Behind

[Intro] [Spoken] You don’t have to be where you came from, or even where you are… Your past makes you who you are but it doesn’t have to define who you could be. [Verse 1] Currituck born, raised in the blur of a nowhere town, A southern kid with no soft spot for the place that held him down. Fields worn out and hazed, just miles folks speed past, Where half the homes stay empty ‘cause the owners never last. It’s an overpriced hell, where “making it” means scraping by, ’Cause the land got flipped to gold for tourists chasing that blue‑sky. A county built on beach‑town greed, ‘salt‑life’ that ain’t my own, Where the locals break their backs so tourists feel at home. [Chorus] Don’t hold on to it too tight — You aren’t your history, nothing chains you to your past. Days behind can’t be a guiding light — Keep your eyes forward, build a life that’s meant to last. Don’t hold on to it too tight — You aren’t your history, it has gone and passed. Days behind can’t be a guiding light — Look ahead cause you’re stronger than the weight amassed. [Verse 2] I’m running from a place that never felt like home Barely had a hope but never had a fear to roam I’m breaking from the emptiness that held my younger days, I never called it home, just a map I learned to blaze, I’m leaving the few forgotten hopes, wash away the shame From the hollow, haunted place from whence I came I’m trying to build a better start for my new family Found a place that’s less a trap, hope they don’t suffer like me… [Chorus] Don’t hold on to it too tight — You aren’t your history, nothing chains you to your past. Days behind can’t be a guiding light — Keep your eyes forward, build a life that’s meant to last. Don’t hold on to it too tight — You aren’t your history, it has gone and passed. Days behind can’t be a guiding light — Look ahead cause you’re stronger than the weight amassed. [Bridge] Look back and remember, but don’t let it be a bane. If you drag it behind you, all you’re doing is strain. It acts like an anchor digging deep into the mud, Like led slowly settling heavy into your blood. Stand tall, look forward, and keep moving along — Your past is a weight, but it won’t make you strong. [Outro] Don’t hold on to it too tight — You aren’t your history, nothing chains you to your past. Days behind can’t be a guiding light — Keep your eyes forward, build a life that’s meant to last. Don’t hold on to it too tight — You aren’t your history, it has gone and passed. Days behind can’t be a guiding light — Look ahead cause you’re stronger than the weight amassed.