Broken Roads, Open Heart

Verse 1

I met a girl they warned me about

Said, “She’ll break your heart, no doubt”

But there was something in her eyes

That felt like truth, not compromise

We were young, we were fire

We burned fast, we aimed higher

And when the world felt sharp and wild

She gave me you — my first child

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Verse 2

Jai came laughing into my life

Bright as day, sharp as a knife

Seventeen years, still learning how

To guide a boy into a man somehow

Then love fell quiet, we fell apart

I held the pieces, guarded your heart

Nine long years, just you and me

Learning what a family could be

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Chorus

I’ve walked roads I didn’t choose

Carried love I couldn’t lose

Every turn, every scar

Still led me to who we are

I stayed standing when it fell apart

I didn’t dim my light

I didn’t dim my heart

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Verse 3

Time rolled on, she found her way

Different arms, different days

I stayed single, stayed the same

Learning peace, not playing games

Then life turned strange, the past came back

We found each other off the track

Tried again, with older eyes

Some love survives, some love just tries

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Verse 4

There was a boy they called B-Boy

A quiet strength, a careful joy

Six years old, a world too heavy

Lost his dad — life can be cruel and messy

I didn’t ask whose blood he shared

I just showed up, I just cared

Twelve years now, he knows my name

Love don’t ask where it came

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Chorus

I’ve walked roads I didn’t choose

Carried love I couldn’t lose

Some storms stay, some pass you by

But I never turned away

I stayed standing when it fell apart

I didn’t dim my light

I didn’t dim my heart

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Verse 5

Then River came, a fragile breath

In and out, we feared the worst

Hospital nights, counting time

Praying lungs would learn the rhyme

Four years on, he runs ahead

Strong and loud, where fear once lived

Some miracles don’t shout or sing

They just breathe — and change everything

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Bridge (spoken or half-sung)

We tried again.

We tried our best.

Sometimes love changes shape.

Sometimes it rests.

We’re walking separate, clearer now

No blame to carry, no vows to break

Just gratitude for what we made

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Final Chorus (lift, resolute)

I’ve lived a life that asked me to bend

Asked me to break, asked me to pretend

But I’m still here, I still stand

With open eyes and open hands

I’ve loved deep, I’ve paid the cost

I’ve found myself in what I lost

And I won’t dim my light for anyone

Not now

Not ever

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Outro

This is my story, every part

The broken roads, the open heart

If love’s the measure when it’s done

Then I did right by every son