VERSE 1 (Music: Clean, warm acoustic guitar with a light rhythmic tap on the strings) I spent a long time parked in the shadow of "maybe" Letting the "used-to-be" drive me crazy. I had my bags half-packed and my heart on a shelf Just a man trying to find a better version of himself. Then the sky turned a color that I’d never seen before When you walked through the light of that open door. Now the rearview mirror is a blurred-out line And I’m finally leaving the heavy behind. PRE-CHORUS (Music: Bass enters with a melodic, rolling groove; the energy lifts slightly) The air feels thinner, the road feels wide Like I’m finally catching the turn of the tide. I used to think I was stuck in the gray... But look at the gold that’s coming our way. CHORUS (Maximum Lift – The "Brett James" Stadium Soar) Never in a million years, never in a million lives Did I think I’d be seeing through these kinds of eyes. Shedding the weight, letting the old world go Headed for a place that only we know. Yeah, I’m trading the "was" for the "what’s-gonna-be" In a brand new sun, with you next to me. No, I wouldn’t have believed it through all of those tears... Never in a million years. VERSE 2 (Music: Full band now; "laid-back" but driving and steady) We’re chasing a map that we’re making up as we go High-speed rhythm in a world that’s been too slow. Your hand’s out the window, catching the breeze Making a miracle look like effortless ease We’re a long way from the "lost" and the "lonely" Now you’re my one, my only, my totally. Every mile we put between us and the past Is a promise that we’re finally gonna make it last. CHORUS Never in a million years, never in a million lives Did I think I’d be seeing through these kinds of eyes. Shedding the weight, letting the old world go Headed for a place that only we know. Yeah, I’m trading the "was" for the "what’s-gonna-be" In a brand new sun, with you next to me. No, I wouldn’t have believed it through all of those tears... Never in a million years. BRIDGE (The Emotional Peak – Music drops to a soft pulse, then builds rapidly) It’s a clean-slate sky! It’s a brand-new high! I’m finally living... Instead of just getting by! Yeah, I’m finally alive! OUTRO (Fading out with a light, melodic mandolin and rhythmic acoustic strum) Million years. (Never thought I'd see it) Million years. (Baby, just believe it) New adventure. New light. Never in a million years. (Final resonant, warm chord)
