CAUSE AND EFFECT

(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