How You Live

Verse 1

Another sunrise cuts across the road,

Windows down, letting real life load.

So many voices telling me who to be,

But I’m listening closer to what’s inside me.

I’ve walked through chapters I wouldn’t repeat,

Learned my lessons on the back of defeat.

If this life’s gonna leave a trace,

I want it written in truth, not haste.

Pre-Chorus

I don’t need noise to feel alive,

I just need purpose I can stand beside.

Chorus

I don’t wanna be just another headline,

Another moment lost in passing time.

I wanna live something honest and true,

Leave a little good in the things I do.

If this road is the one I drive,

I wanna mean something with this life.

I don’t wanna be just another headline—

I wanna be the proof.

Verse 2

Every mile shows what matters most,

Who stays close and who becomes a ghost.

I’ve seen love rise, I’ve seen it fall,

Found out love’s the answer through it all.

You can chase the shine, you can chase the sound,

But peace ain’t lost—it’s usually found

In the quiet choices, day by day,

In how you give, not what you say.

Pre-Chorus

I don’t need perfect, I don’t need fame,

Just a life that’s more than a name.

Chorus

I don’t wanna be just another headline,

Another story they leave behind.

I wanna stand for something that lasts,

Not just a shadow of the past.

If my words echo when I’m gone,

Let ’em say I loved, I tried, I went strong.

I don’t wanna be just another headline—

I wanna be the proof.

Bridge

If tomorrow never comes my way,

I wanna know I lived today.

No fear, no regret, no wasted time,

Just open hands and a steady mind.

Final Chorus

I don’t wanna be just another headline,

Another name in a long straight line.

I wanna live loud in a quiet way,

Love somebody better every day.

When the dust settles and the ink dries,

Let the truth be how I lived my life.

I don’t wanna be just another headline—

I wanna be the proof.

Outro

The proof…

Is how you live.