[Intro] Dust cloud risin' Black sky rollin' County line disappear behind me Radio static Thunder talkin' Something bigger than me tonight [Verse 1] Spent too many years Tryin' to hold back rain Shakin' my fist at the clouds Cursin' every change Every roadblock Every hard turn Every lesson I refused to learn Till the storm came through And stripped me clean Showed me what control really means [Pre-Chorus] The wind don't care What I planned today It'll take its own damn way [Chorus] I can't control the wind But I can set my sails Can't stop the waves Or keep the river on its rails When the sky turns black And the lightning nails the night I lean into the storm Instead of runnin' for my life The wind's gonna blow No matter how I feel So I point this heart forward And let the journey steer the wheel [Instrumental Break] [Bluesy guitar riff] [Driving groove] [Slide guitar answers] [Verse 2] Seen strong men break Tryin' to move a mountain Seen hard luck win When the odds said doubting I've been both sides Of that fight before Bleedin' my pride Across a hardwood floor Funny how freedom Starts to arrive The moment you stop Demandin' life comply [Pre-Chorus] The wind don't care Who wins or fails It's all about the sails [Chorus] I can't control the wind But I can set my sails Can't stop the waves Or keep the river on its rails When the sky turns black And the lightning nails the night I lean into the storm Instead of runnin' for my life The wind's gonna blow No matter how I feel So I point this heart forward And let the journey steer the wheel [Bridge] Maybe the lesson Was never about control Maybe the beauty Lives inside letting go Every scar Every bend Just another gust Pushin' me ahead [Half-Time Chorus] I can't control the wind No I can't control the wind But I can choose Who I become When it comes [Final Chorus] I can't control the wind But I can set my sails Can't stop the waves Or keep the river on its rails Every storm I survived Made me harder than before Now the same wind That tried to break me Carries me home [Outro] [Slide guitar outro] The wind keeps blowin' I keep goin'
