What’s it for

Verse 1 (conversational, driving acoustic)
Alarm clock lies for the third time
Kids already up, I’m still half asleep
Cold coffee, shoes on the wrong feet
Life don’t wait for my sanity
Bills on the counter like they’re judging me
Phone lights up, more responsibility
I swear yesterday was younger than this
Or maybe I just miss who I used to be

Pre-Chorus (small lift)
I keep asking the ceiling at night
If I’m doing this thing right

Chorus (big, warm, singable)
I don’t know what this life is for
But I show up every morning anyway
Try to be better than I was before
Even when I’m tired down to my bones
If love’s the only thing I’m sure of
Then maybe that’s enough to stay
I don’t know what this life is for
But I’m learning as I go

Verse 2 (specific, lived-in details)
Kids in the backseat asking big questions
I don’t have answers I just guess them
“Dad, are we gonna be okay?”
I say “yeah” like I’m not afraid
Dreams I had stacked in a closet box
Next to the crib and the dirty socks
Funny how the future changes shape
When someone’s calling you their safe place

Pre-Chorus 2 (slightly bigger)
I thought I’d have it figured out by now
Turns out I’m still learning how

Chorus (fuller, stomp-clap)
I don’t know what this life is for
But I show up every morning anyway
Try to be better than I was before
Even when I’m tired down to my bones
If love’s the only thing I’m sure of
Then maybe that’s enough to stay
I don’t know what this life is for
But I’m learning as I go

Instrumental Break – Guitar Solo
Bright acoustic riff
– Hopeful, simple melody
– Feels like a deep breath, not a flex

Bridge (drop back, emotional honesty)
Some nights I feel like I’m behind
Like everyone else got a map
But then a small hand’s holding mine
And I don’t hate where I’m at
Maybe the point ain’t knowing why
Maybe it’s just staying kind

Final Chorus (anthem, warm crowd feel)
I don’t know what this life is for
But I’m here and that’s something, I guess
Still chasing peace through open doors
Still trying my best, doing my best
If they grow up knowing they’re loved
Even when I didn’t have a clue
Then maybe that’s what this life is for
Yeah maybe that’s what this life is for

Outro (soft, hopeful)
I don’t have it figured out
But I’m still figuring it out

Folk pop, pop, rap, rock