[Intro]
From a whisper to a shout, the lessons echo loud
Grandfather's words, deep in my soul, I've learned somehow
[Verse 1]
Small boy on the edge, mama’s voice in my head
"Don’t do that, you’ll get hurt," but I never listened, I fled
Fell down, scraped knees, tears spilled in the rain
Now I grasp the price I paid, the hidden pain and strain
[Pre-Chorus]
Every scar a story, every tear a lesson learned
If you don’t hear the warning, someday you will burn
[Chorus]
If you don’t listen, you gotta feel
Hearts break and wounds heal
Time reveals what’s real
If you don’t listen, you gotta feel
[Verse 2]
Teenage wheels spinning, chasing freedom’s call
Speeding down the highway, risking it all
Thought I knew better, thought I had control
Until the crash reminded me, I’m never whole
[Pre-Chorus]
Lessons come in crashes, in regrets we find
Ignoring signs and signals, leaves the soul confined
[Chorus]
If you don’t listen, you gotta feel
Hearts break and wounds heal
Time reveals what’s real
If you don’t listen, you gotta feel
[Bridge]
Now I stand here older, with a heart worn thin
Watching young ones rush in, making the same sins
Grandfather’s voice echoes, a whisper in the wind
"If you don’t listen, you gotta feel, my friend"
[Verse 3]
Marriage, children, love, a house, a dream
Caught in the temptation, losing sight of the beam
Wasted all I had, for fleeting desire
Lost it all in the fire, now I walk through the mire
[Pre-Chorus]
Pain’s the teacher silent, harsh but fair
Lessons of love, loss, and despair
[Chorus]
If you don’t listen, you gotta feel
Hearts break and wounds heal
Time reveals what’s real
If you don’t listen, you gotta feel
[Outro]
Now I sit in an apartment, shadows on the wall
Talking to a soldier, hearing his call
He asks about life, I tell him the deal
"If you don’t listen, my boy, you gotta feel"
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