Here are the lyrics from the last song we worked on, focusing on that feeling of giving 15 years to others, running on empty, and choosing to walk away.
Title: Time to Walk Away
Style: Gritty Heartland / Acoustic Rock
Verse 1
Fifteen winters in the pouring rain
Building up a shelter to shield somebody else’s pain
I handed out the keys, I gave away the bread
Left myself with nothing but the echoes in my head
They take a little piece until the piece is all you got
Standing in the driveway, staring at the lot.
Chorus
And I’m running on empty, checking the gauge
Fifteen years, it’s time to turn the page
I poured my water into broken cups
Hoping it’d be enough, but the well dried up
Yeah, the well dried up.
So I’m packing the truck, I’m clearing the slate
Nothing left to carry, nothing left to hate
It’s time to walk away.
Verse 2
They smile when they need you, they call you a friend
But the circle only stays small until the money starts to bend
I fixed the broken engines, I patched up every wall
But when the sky came crashing down, no one checked the fall
You can't save a man who loves the dirt he's in
And I’m too tired to fight a war I’m never gonna win.
Chorus
And I’m running on empty, checking the gauge
Fifteen years, it’s time to turn the page
I poured my water into broken cups
Hoping it’d be enough, but the well dried up
Yeah, the well dried up.
So I’m packing the truck, I’m clearing the slate
Nothing left to carry, nothing left to hate
It’s time to walk away.
Bridge
No grand finale, no bridges left to burn
Just a quiet engine and a highway turn
Let the dust settle down on the things I leave behind
I gave you my years, but I’m keeping my peace of mind.
Guitar Solo / Outro
(Tempo slows down, heavy acoustic strumming)
Yeah, keeping my peace of mind...
Fifteen years.
Checking the gauge.
Time to walk away.
(Fade out on a single chord)
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