Verse 1
I used to think blood wrote every story
That every branch belonged on the tree
But storms have a way of changing the forest
And showing who’s still standing with me
Some doors closed without a warning
Some names faded like an old tattoo
Then strangers slowly became my shelter
Now home has faces I never knew
Pre-Chorus
It wasn’t planned
It wasn’t fate on paper
Just hearts finding hearts
When life needed saving
Chorus
Here’s to the family I chose to have
The ones who showed up when the whole world cracked
No shared last name, no photograph
Just open arms when I was off the map
They know my worst, they cheer my best
They carried pieces I had left
If love is thicker than the ties we had
Then here’s to the family I chose to have
Verse 2
We’ve laughed around borrowed tables
Built traditions out of Friday nights
Turned ordinary conversations
Into reasons I survived
You don’t have to share my history
To understand the weight I carry
Some people are born your relatives
Some become your sanctuary
Bridge
Maybe home isn’t where you started
Maybe home is who stays when you’re falling apart
The ones who answer before you ask
Who hold your silence like a work of art
If tomorrow took everything from me
I’d still be richer than I knew
Because forever isn’t written in blood
Sometimes forever is written by you
Final Chorus
Here’s to the family I chose to have
The ones who never cared about my past
They built a place where I could finally laugh
And showed me broken things can last
No DNA could measure this
Every memory, every hug, every kiss
If love decides what family has
Then I’m forever thankful for the family I chose to have
Outro
So if you’re wondering where I belong
It isn’t written on a family tree
It’s written in the hands that reached for mine…
And the hearts that kept choosing me.
Jayson_Anthony
