Verse 1
Some mornings spill like coffee on a brand-new shirt,
Traffic’s got my patience digging in the dirt.
Phone battery dying, rain on my parade,
Feels like all my lucky cards forgot the game.
But I flip the glass and laugh out loud,
Watch those little grains turn hope around.
Funny how a moment can change the view,
When tomorrow’s waiting on the other side of you.
Pre-Chorus
The sand don’t ask if you’re winning or blue,
It just keeps falling for me and you.
Chorus
We’re all just living in an hourglass,
Some days fly by, some days barely pass.
One grain’s a heartbreak, one grain’s a smile,
One says, “Hang on,” just a little while.
The bad days fade like footprints in the rain,
The good ones sparkle like sunshine through the pane.
So turn that glass when life feels upside down,
Every grain is building who we are now.
Verse 2
Friday feels like fireworks lighting up the sky,
Monday’s got a habit of asking “why?”
Some days you’re dancing in the grocery line,
Some days you’re just surviving one minute at a time.
You miss the green lights, then catch every one,
Lose your umbrella, then find the sun.
Life has a funny way of changing plans,
Building better stories with unexpected hands.
Pre-Chorus 2
Every grain’s a lesson, every grain’s a laugh,
Some become the future, some stay in the past.
You can’t stop the falling, you can’t slow the ride,
But you can choose the way you wear the changing tide.
Chorus 2
We’re all just living in an hourglass,
Some days race by, some are built to last.
One grain’s a wrong turn, one grain’s first love,
One falls from heartbreak, one falls from above.
The highs and lows are dancing hand in hand,
Making little castles out of ordinary sand.
So when the world keeps slipping through your hands,
Smile and keep on living… it’s all part of the hourglass.
Bridge
If today feels heavy, don’t throw it away,
Tomorrow’s already on its way.
The sand keeps singing, “Nothing ever stays,”
Even storms run out of rainy days.
Every flip’s a fresh start, every dawn’s a chance,
Life keeps calling us back to the dance.
Final Chorus
We’re all just living in an hourglass,
Holding onto moments that can never last.
Laugh when you can, cry when you must,
Love’s the only thing that outlives dust.
Every grain’s a story, every heart’s a map,
Even when life slips right through your hands.
So here’s to the highs and the lows we chase—
They’re all just grains in the same old hourglass.
Outro (soft)
Flip it over… take one more chance.
The sand keeps falling, but so do second chances.
Don’t count the grains—count the laughs, the tears, the love.
One day we’ll look back and understand…
Life wasn’t racing against us…
It was teaching us how to dance inside the hourglass.
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