Prompt / Lyrics
Verse 1 He was standin’ on a bridge Just outside of town Watchin’ that river roll As the sun went down He had a real good job And a house on a hill Gave his heart to a woman Who’s love was never real She found somebody new Didn’t think twice Left him standin’ there With a shattered life ⸻ Verse 2 She was sittin’ on the porch Of a little white house Listenin’ to the wind Blowin’ from the south She swore she’d never Live like her mama did But she fell for a man Who couldn’t love one bit He ran off with another Like it was nothin’ at all Left her pickin’ up pieces From a love that took the fall ⸻ Pre-Chorus Sometimes what you want Ain’t what you get Sometimes forever Turns into regret ⸻ Chorus Life ain’t always easy It don’t go as planned You can hold on tight And still lose what you had But every now and then When the time is right Two wrong roads Can end up side by side Life ain’t always What we expect But it finds a way To give you what’s next ⸻ Verse 3 He was leanin’ on the bar In a quiet place She sat down beside him With the same worn face They talked about leavin’ And love gone bad Shared a little truth ‘Bout the best they never had One small laugh Turned into more Two broken hearts Walked out that door ⸻ Bridge Now he don’t stand alone On that river bend And she don’t wait On love to pretend They found in each other What they were missin’ then ⸻ Final Chorus (lift but keep it simple) Life ain’t always easy It’ll test your soul But the right kind of love Can make you whole Every wrong turn Every tear you cried Might just be the road That leads you home one night Life ain’t always What we expect But sometimes it’s better Than we could’ve guessed
Tags
Classic 80s country ballad, Amarillo feel, pedal steel, fiddle, slow 4/4, heartfelt male vocal
Duration
3:33
Instrumental
No
Created
2/23/2026