A Good Life

southern country, country ballad, acoustic country, anthemic

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[Pre-Chorus]
Time starts breaking into pieces,
Like a movie on rewind,
Every frame she’s standing there beside me,
Every chapter of my life.

[Chorus]
I see a little barefoot girl in the summertime yard,
Laughing as she’s reaching for my outstretched arm,
Tagging me and running, saying, “Boy, you can’t catch me.”
First kiss hidden by the old wood shed,
Two scared hearts and a world ahead,
Didn’t know it then but she was everything I’d ever need.
As the darkness starts to close around these fading city lights,
I realize with my last breath, it was a good life.

[Verse 2]
Letterman jacket, Friday night game,
She’s in the bleachers calling my name,
High school halls and her hand locked in mine.
Caps tossed up in the football field,
Dreams so big they didn’t seem real,
We swore we’d chase them both till the end of time.

[Pre-Chorus]
Cheap motels and vinyl seats,
Windows down, her tangled hair,
First time that we made love softly,
Felt like we were floating there.

[Bridge]
Wedding vows in a country church,
Hands still shaking as I lift her veil,
Tiny house full of baby cries and midnight songs.
Bills stacked high on the kitchen table,
We held on tight whenever we were able,
Love got tested but it held on strong.

[Verse 3]
Arguing on the porch at night,
Words like thunder, hearts like lightning,
But we always found our way back home.
Kids grew tall and moved away,
Silver streaks in her hair one day,
Two old souls but never once alone.

[Pre-Chorus]
Now these memories keep on rushing,
Like a river through my mind,
Every joy and every heartbreak,
She was there through all of time.

[Chorus]
I see that same sweet girl in the summertime yard,
Chasing grandkids, laughing hard,
Lines around her eyes from every story that we’ve ever told.
Every scar and every mile,
Every tear and every smile,
Turns to gold inside this fading world I struggle to hold.
As the darkness starts to close around these flashing city lights,
I realize with my last breath, it was a good life.

[Outro]
There’s a whisper in the engine’s hiss,
Her soft voice in our first kiss,
From the yard to the altar to this trembling night.
As I’m slipping into quiet, one last vision fills my eyes,
Her hand in mine, she’s smiling, and I finally realize,
Through the heartache and the heaven, through the wrong and through the right,
Loving her from first to final was a good life.

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[Verse 1] Headlights in the midnight rain, Twisted metal, burning flame, Airbag dust still hanging in the air. Glass like diamonds on the road, Heartbeat pounding, dropping slow, Sirens somewhere far away out there. [Pre-Chorus] Time starts breaking into pieces, Like a movie on rewind, Every frame she’s standing there beside me, Every chapter of my life. [Chorus] I see a little barefoot girl in the summertime yard, Laughing as she’s reaching for my outstretched arm, Tagging me and running, saying, “Boy, you can’t catch me.” First kiss hidden by the old wood shed, Two scared hearts and a world ahead, Didn’t know it then but she was everything I’d ever need. As the darkness starts to close around these fading city lights, I realize with my last breath, it was a good life. [Verse 2] Letterman jacket, Friday night game, She’s in the bleachers calling my name, High school halls and her hand locked in mine. Caps tossed up in the football field, Dreams so big they didn’t seem real, We swore we’d chase them both till the end of time. [Pre-Chorus] Cheap motels and vinyl seats, Windows down, her tangled hair, First time that we made love softly, Felt like we were floating there. [Chorus] I see a little barefoot girl in the summertime yard, Laughing as she’s reaching for my outstretched arm, Tagging me and running, saying, “Boy, you can’t catch me.” First kiss hidden by the old wood shed, Two scared hearts and a world ahead, Didn’t know it then but she was everything I’d ever need. As the darkness starts to close around these fading city lights, I realize with my last breath, it was a good life. [Bridge] Wedding vows in a country church, Hands still shaking as I lift her veil, Tiny house full of baby cries and midnight songs. Bills stacked high on the kitchen table, We held on tight whenever we were able, Love got tested but it held on strong. [Verse 3] Arguing on the porch at night, Words like thunder, hearts like lightning, But we always found our way back home. Kids grew tall and moved away, Silver streaks in her hair one day, Two old souls but never once alone. [Pre-Chorus] Now these memories keep on rushing, Like a river through my mind, Every joy and every heartbreak, She was there through all of time. [Chorus] I see that same sweet girl in the summertime yard, Chasing grandkids, laughing hard, Lines around her eyes from every story that we’ve ever told. Every scar and every mile, Every tear and every smile, Turns to gold inside this fading world I struggle to hold. As the darkness starts to close around these flashing city lights, I realize with my last breath, it was a good life. [Outro] There’s a whisper in the engine’s hiss, Her soft voice in our first kiss, From the yard to the altar to this trembling night. As I’m slipping into quiet, one last vision fills my eyes, Her hand in mine, she’s smiling, and I finally realize, Through the heartache and the heaven, through the wrong and through the right, Loving her from first to final was a good life.

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