(Verse 1)
I learned it young on a two-lane road
Red dirt dust and a hand-me-down code
You pull the pin, you hear the sound
Every choice hits the ground
Mama said, “Boy, don’t forget—
Every spark’s got a cigarette”
(Pre-Chorus)
You don’t outrun what you set in motion
You just meet it later with deeper emotion
(Chorus)
It’s cause and effect, it’s the bill that’s due
It’s the thing you did comin’ back to you
You can pray, you can lie, you can second-guess
But the truth don’t bend for the heart in distress
Love what you build, own what you wreck
Yeah life don’t gamble—it’s cause and effect
(Verse 2)
I slammed the door, said I needed space
Left her cryin’ in that old screen-door frame
Found freedom cheap in neon light
Every “just one more” cost me a night
Now her ghost sits passenger side
Every mile’s a memory ride
(Pre-Chorus)
A word’s a seed when it leaves your mouth
It grows whether you’re north or south
(Chorus)
It’s cause and effect, it’s the long way home
It’s the truth carved deep in a backbone bone
You can blame the rain, curse the deck
But you still played the hand you checked
Love what you build, own what you wreck
Yeah life don’t gamble—it’s cause and effect
(Bridge)
I’ve seen good men lose what they loved
Tryin’ to outrun what they started drunk
I’ve seen bad hearts finally stand tall
When they faced the weight of it all
(Chorus – Half Time)
Cause and effect… no disguise
Just mirrors wearin’ different eyes
(Final Chorus)
It’s cause and effect, it’s the fire you lit
It’s the burn on your hands when you mess with it
You can make it right or double the debt
But the
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