Track · Apr 8, 2026 · English

All the Times I Needed Someone

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7:59

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English

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

Hand-me-down boots, first day of school

Mama in the driveway, late for work as usual

"Go on in, you'll be just fine"

She drove off, I watched that dust, tried hard not to cry

Metal swings creaked, kids ran past

Teacher said my name wrong, never thought to ask

Sat there with my lunch, brown bag, cold ham

Every empty chair beside me said, "You're on your own, little man"

[Chorus]

All the times I needed someone

They were busy, they were gone

Left me talking to the ceiling

Like it might answer if I hung on

All the nights I whispered, "Please

Won't anybody stay?"

All the times I needed someone

They just turned and walked away

[Verse 2]

Sixteen years and a rusted Ford

Thought that girl in the bleachers might fill the void

She said, "Text me when you get back home"

I hit that ditch on a backroad, tire blew, phone was gone

Stood under the stars, thumb in the air

Couple headlights flying by like I wasn't there

Got in trouble for the truck, Dad just shook his head

Never asked me if I was scared, just said, "Boy, go on to bed"

[Chorus]

All the times I needed someone

They were busy, they were gone

Left me talking to the ceiling

Like it might answer if I hung on

All the nights I whispered, "Please

Won't anybody stay?"

All the times I needed someone

They just turned and walked away

[Verse 3]

Wedding band on my nervous hand

She was late to the chapel, said her car had ran

Out of gas, out of faith, out of love, I guess

By year five, we were strangers sharing one address

Doctor called, said, "Sit down, son"

"That mass on the screen ain't just for fun"

I drove home slow, called every friend I knew

Heard a lot of, "Man, I'm slammed" and tired excuses too

[Bridge]

From the bleachers to the backroads

From the hospital parking lot

Kept waiting on a miracle

Kept waiting, but it never stopped

This echo in my rib cage

This hollow living room

Just me and my own shadow

Dancing with the truth

[Verse 4]

Now the porch rail leans like me when it rains

Photo frames on the mantle, faces I can't name

Nurse brings my pills, asks, "You got family?"

I just laugh and take a sip of that weak sweet tea

Church folk come on Sundays, sing a tired hymn

Say, "We should get together," then forget again

I stare at the doorway when the daylight's almost done

Still half-expect somebody, but nobody ever comes

[Chorus]

All the times I needed someone

They were busy, they were gone

Left me talking to the ceiling

Like it might answer if I hung on

All the nights I whispered, "Please

Won't anybody stay?"

All the times I needed someone

They just turned and walked away

[Outro]

So if you find me fading

In this old bed someday

Hold my hand for just a minute

Be the one that didn't stray

‘Cause all the times I needed someone

I was taught one thing was true

When there's nobody beside you

You learn to stand like I did too

Style

countrydusty modern country balladmale vocals. intimate picked acoustic and soft brush kit in the first versewarm upright bass entering on the chorus. telecaster swells and subtle organ pad build through the teen and man sections. final verse strips back to mostly guitar and vocalwith a gentle fiddle line echoing the melody. choruses grow in harmony each timelast one almost gospelthen end on a barewhispered tag.english

Prompt

A storytelling country song starting from a boy through teenager through man through old man about how nobody was ever there for him through all these stages of his life when he needed them

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Prompt by

DARMYMANN

GeneratedApr 8, 2026

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