[Verse]
Why did life turn out this way, I wonder every night,
So much pain and heartache, no healing is in sight.
My dad, he turned his back, wanted nothing to do,
And now I’m left to fight these ghosts I never knew.
[Verse 2]
Mama tried her best, but the walls were caving in,
She prayed up to the sky to wash away our sins.
People come, they go, like leaves on autumn’s air,
But every one who walks away leaves my soul bare.
[Chorus]
Why do they leave? What did I do wrong?
Searching for my place where I might belong.
Shadows of the past weigh heavy on my heart,
And every goodbye feels like I’m torn apart.
[Bridge]
The town whispers stories of what they think they know,
But they don’t see the cracks or how the river’s flowed.
Each scar that I carry tells a truth they can’t read,
A world full of people, yet I still need to plead.
[Verse 3]
I’ve seen the sunrise, but it don’t warm me the same,
Memories burn brighter, and they call out my name.
A lifetime of struggle, a boy left standing still,
Trying to climb a mountain with an empty will.
[Chorus]
Why do they leave? What did I do wrong?
Searching for my place where I might belong.
Shadows of the past weigh heavy on my heart,
And every goodbye feels like I’m torn apart.