Carolina Chances

Left Delaware State with a half-tanked soul,

Hands on the wheel, nowhere else to go.

Lost most of my friends, lost my way,

Had to learn what silence really had to say.

Charlotte lights cut through the fog,

Rented rooms, cheap dreams, and God.

Built a life from what was left,

A man of ruins, no pride, no rest.

Swore I’d stay alone, keep my guard intact,

Love was a ghost I never called back.

Then you showed up, soft and strange,

And something in me started to change.

You caught me mid-fall, didn’t flinch at the mess,

Saw the storm and still said yes.

You made peace with my broken parts,

Taught me love can start in the dark.

Now I see the road for what it is

Every loss led me straight to this.

Charlotte air, your hand in mine,

I’m finally learning to take my time.

You don’t ask about the scars I hide,

You read the quiet between the lines.

You don’t fix me, you just stay,

And that means more than words can say.

We don’t rush what we can feel,

We let it burn slow, let it heal.

You make the past look small again,

And I start to believe I can love again.

Didn’t think I deserved a thing,

But you made a promise without a ring.

Just eyes that said, “You’re not done yet,”

And I ain’t looked back since we met.

You caught me mid-fall, didn’t flinch at the mess,

Saw the storm and still said yes.

You made peace with my broken parts,

Taught me love can start in the dark.

Now I see the road for what it is

Every loss led me straight to this.

Charlotte air, your hand in mine,

I’m finally learning to take my time.

I’ll never call it fate, but maybe it rhymed,

Two lost souls, same clock, same time.

If forever starts on nights like these,

Then forever’s just fine with me.

(Final Chorus)

You found me when I had nothing left,

No mask, no plan, no safety net.

You turned the wreck into a home,

Made the crash feel less alone.

Now Delaware’s a ghost I’ve shed,

And your voice lives inside my head.

If love’s a risk, I’ll take the fall —

You’re the one I’d lose it all for.

(Outro)

Charlotte hums beneath our feet,

New beginnings, quiet streets.

I wasn’t ready — but here I stand,

A better man, with your hand.