I grew up with boxes by the bedroom door
Different town every winter, different cracks in the floor
Mama said, “Keep your head up, life’ll turn around”
But I learned young not to get attached to a town
Every friend was temporary, every school was new
Always tryna fit a life that never fit me too
I carried all my hurt in an old backpack
Smiled at the world while my heart stayed black
Sleeping in the silence with the TV glow
Wondering if anybody ever really knows
What it’s like to feel alone in a crowded room
Still searching for a light when your whole world’s gloom
(Pre-Chorus)
And I kept running through the rain
Trying to outrun all the pain
No roots to hold me down
Just miles between these towns
(Chorus)
I had no home but the road beneath my feet
No arms to hold me when the nights got cold on me
Lost in this life, but I never gave up
Even when the world said I wasn’t enough
Every scar, every mile, every broken dream
Built the man that everybody couldn’t see
I was searching for love through the storm alone
Had no place to stay… but I carried on
(Verse 2)
I watched people fall in love like movie scenes
While I was fighting battles nobody could see
Trying to heal from things I never spoke about
Screaming inside but never letting it out
I remember cold nights in a parked old car
Looking at the sky asking God where You are
Why’s it feel like everybody’s got somewhere to go
While I’m stuck drifting down another unknown road?
Had trust issues from the people walking away
So I learned how to hide what I wanted to say
Turned my pain into fuel, put my soul in drive
Somehow through the darkness I survived
(Pre-Chorus)
Yeah, I kept running through the rain
Trying to outrun all the pain
No roots to hold me down
Just miles between these towns
(Chorus)
I had no home but the road beneath my feet
No arms to hold me when the nights got cold on me
Lost in this life, but I never gave up
Even when the world said I wasn’t enough
Every scar, every mile, every broken dream
Built the man that everybody couldn’t see
I was searching for love through the storm alone
Had no place to stay… but I carried on
(Bridge)
Maybe one day I’ll finally find
A front porch light and some peace of mind
Someone who stays when the world falls down
And calls my restless soul home somehow
But till then I’ll keep moving on
Through every night until the dawn
Cause broken roads made me strong
And giving up took too long
(Final Chorus)
I had no home but the road beneath my feet
Still standing tall from every loss that buried me
Lost in this life, but I never gave up
Even when my heart felt permanently crushed
Now every scar tells a story of survival
Every hard fall became part of my revival
Yeah I walked alone through the dark unknown
But I never quit… till I found my own
(Outro)
No home…
No love…
Just hope enough to keep me moving on
And after all these miles…
I’m still here.
TheKidTaylor