Where did it all go right

Verse 1

Twenty years gone like a strike of a match,

Still feel her hand every time that we laugh.

Two boys in the mirror, more me every day,

How did the time move this fast anyway?

I stand in the quiet when the house settles down,

Just takin’ it in, this life I’ve found.

Pre-Chorus

They say don’t blink, it’ll all slip by,

But I blinked—and I got this life.

Chorus

So I’m askin’ the stars when the night feels right,

Where did it all go right?

Was it love, was it faith, was it holdin’ on tight,

Or just showin’ up every night?

If there’s a moment, a move, a line,

I wanna write it down, read it twice.

Yeah, tell me what I did right,

So I can bottle it up and live it again—

Make it another twenty years of this life.

Verse 2

I wasn’t perfect, I know that’s true,

I bent some rules and I missed a few cues.

But I stayed when it would’ve been easy to run,

Chose us over pride when the days got long.

Loved one woman through thick and thin,

Did my best to be the man they believe I am.

Pre-Chorus

I don’t claim I cracked some master plan,

But I kept my word when it mattered, man.

Chorus

So I’m askin’ the stars when the night feels right,

Where did it all go right?

Was it patience learned in the harder times,

Or forgiveness I didn’t fight?

If there’s a reason hidden in plain sight,

I wanna carry it the rest of my life.

Yeah, tell me what I did right,

So I can bottle it up and do it again—

Make it another twenty years of this life.

Verse 3

I see my younger self by the fire at night,

Same restless eyes, ready to take on the fight.

I’d pour him a drink, say, “Son, slow down,

You ain’t missin’ nothin’ by stickin’ around.”

I thought success was movin’ fast,

Turns out it was learnin’ how to make it last.

Outro

If tomorrow comes fast and today fades outta sight,

I’ll still be askin’ under pale porch light—

Where did it all go right?

(brief instrumental pause)

Final Chorus

So I’m askin’ the stars when the night feels right,

Where did it all go right?

If it was love, or faith, or holdin’ on tight,

Or just choosin’ this life every night.

If there’s a moment, a move, a line,

I wanna keep it close, keep it in sight.

Yeah, tell me what I did right,

So I can bottle it up and live it again—

Another twenty years side by side.

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Yeah… where did it all go right?