Title: Shadows and Regrets
Verse 1
In the shadows of my choices, I stand here all alone,
A father’s love buried deep, seldom shown.
Through the bars and the silence, I wandered off my way,
A drifting soul in a reckless, wrecking day.
Verse 2
I loved my daughter, she’s the light of my life,
But the bottle and the trouble cut like a knife.
Jail walls echoed with dreams that lay in wait,
While time slid by and memories turned to slate.
Chorus
Oh, these blues I’m hauling, from a past I can’t outrun,
Missed calls on the night, when the long days came undone.
If forgiveness comes, it’s a long, long road to tread,
Till I earn back the mornings I should’ve held you instead.
Verse 3
When freedom came calling, I reached for the line,
Plans fell apart, fate drew another line.
Every ring a promise, but silence wore the crown,
Tumbled again into cycles that pulled me down.
Verse 4
Now she stands tall, a mother of two,
With laughter and love that shines in view.
The oldest a fire, fearless and bold,
The youngest a whisper, guarding a heart grown cold.
Chorus
Oh, these blues I’m hauling, from a past I can’t outrun,
Missed calls on the night, when the long days came undone.
If forgiveness comes, it’s a long, long road to tread,
Till I earn back the mornings I should’ve held you instead.
Bridge
I see in her eyes the echoes of me,
In their laughter the love that could’ve been.
Regret cloaks the heart like a heavy old chain,
But I’m still breathin’, I’m still tryin’ to begin.
Verse 5
Regret wraps tight, a heavy, weary shroud,
For the years I traded for moments unbowed.
I missed their tomorrows, their laughter and tears,
Missed the mother too, through all of those years.
Chorus
Oh, these blues I’m hauling, from a past I can’t outrun,
Missed calls on the night, when the long days came undone.
If forgiveness comes, it’s a long, long road to tread,
Till I earn back the mornings I should’ve held you instead.
Outro
So I’ll keep walkin’ these lines, one more night, one more sigh,
Hoping love will find me, before the final goodbye.
The blues keep hummin’, but I’m vowin’ to mend,
For the daughter I love—and her children, my kin, my end.
