I’ve been a lot of places I don’t talk about
Tried to build a life that kept falling out
Held onto people longer than I should
Called it love when it never felt good
I got used to things not working out
To almosts and maybes and figuring it out
Didn’t know where any of it would lead
Just kept walking ‘cause I didn’t know how to leave
Now I look back… and it’s clear
All the roads that broke me down
Every time I hit the ground
Somehow led me right to you
Right to something real and true
Every wrong turn, every bruise
Made a space I didn’t choose
Now I know what they were for
They led me to you
You didn’t come in like a lightning strike
No perfect moment, no movie night
Just a “hey” that turned into every day
And a feeling that wouldn’t fade away
You didn’t try to fix what hurt
Didn’t run when it got worse
You just stayed—steady, quiet, sure
And made something in me feel secure
No big sign, no sudden spark
Just you slowly changing my heart
All the roads that broke me down
Every time I hit the ground
Somehow led me right to you
Right to something real and true
Every wrong turn, every bruise
Made a space I didn’t choose
Now I know what they were for—
They led me to you
If I could rewrite every line
Take back the hurt, erase the time
I wouldn’t… I wouldn’t dare
What if you weren’t standing there?
I’d go through it all again
Every loss, every end
If it means I still arrive
Right here, in this life
All the roads that broke me down
Weren’t mistakes, they brought me now
To the life I couldn’t see
Till you were right in front of me
Every wrong turn, every bruise
Was just life leading me to you
Now I know what they were for—
They led me to you
Nik_Grate
