More Than One Lifetime
by Robert Ramage
Intro
(Spoken softly over clean guitar)
They say love can survive anything…
Distance… hardship… time…
But between the promises and payment requests,
I started wondering…
Was I talking to a heart…
Or just another hand held out?
Verse 1
I’ve seen midnight messages dressed up in gold
Sweet little stories
Hearts on a screen and forever in type
But reality fades when you turn off the light
I’ve heard “baby I need you” a thousand ways
Watched good intentions buried in plays
Funny how love gets hard to find
When somebody’s always counting your dimes
Chorus
‘Cause money ain’t what makes love go ’round
Can’t buy a soul when the truth breaks down
I want two strong hearts standing side by side
Not one just looking for a place to hide
I’ve lived enough for more than one lifetime
Walked through the fire and read between the lines
If love is real, then show me your face
Don’t build a kingdom in digital space
Verse 2
I understand helping when somebody falls
That’s what real love does
But there’s a difference between care and control
Between giving your hand and losing your soul
I’m not looking for somebody to save
Or another sad story digging my grave
I need a woman who stands her ground
Strong enough to stand when life drags down
Chorus
Money ain’t what makes love go ’round
Can’t buy forever with guilt-tripping now
I want two strong hearts standing side by side
Not one disappearing when the well runs dry
I’ve lived enough for more than one lifetime
Seen empty promises dressed up divine
If love is real, it won’t stay confined
Behind little bubbles and blinking lights
Bridge
Maybe I sound rough…
Maybe the scars still show…
But wisdom don’t come polished
It comes from what you survive
I still believe in love
Just not the kind
That only exists online
Verse 3
Someday I wanna hold somebody close
Not just read words somebody copy-paste wrote
Hear her laugh while she looks in my eyes
Not another excuse about distance and time
I want coffee at sunrise, fingers intertwined
Real conversation ain’t confined
To typing bubbles fading away
Like feelings that vanish at end of day
Verse 4
So if you’re out there somewhere listening now
Still carrying strength beneath the doubt
Know I ain’t searching for fantasy flames
I’m searching for truth that survives the rain
Somebody honest, steady, and real
Who knows what commitment feels
And if that sounds old-fashioned these days
Then maybe old-fashioned still finds a way
Final Chorus
Money ain’t what makes love go ’round
Truth and loyalty hold it down
Two strong hearts standing side by side
No games and nowhere to hide
I’ve lived enough for more than one lifetime
Still got hope left inside
And if love’s waiting somewhere for me
She won’t be afraid of reality
Outro
(Spoken over fading electric guitar)
I’m not asking for perfection…
Just honesty…
A hand I can hold in the real world…
Before this lifetime runs out.
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