Never Planned This Road

INTRO

I used to draw my life in straight lines,

Put all my hopes in a stack of plans,

But life kept changing the words I wrote,

And took me places I never chose.

VERSE ONE

I missed one call on a Tuesday night,

Took the wrong street beneath strange lights,

A door swung shut, another stood wide,

And I walked through without knowing why.

The face I wore when I left back then

Wasn't the face that I carried in,

I'd lost a few things I thought I'd need,

Found room for things I couldn't see.

PRE-CHORUS

I spent so long asking what went wrong,

I never heard where the road led on.

CHORUS

I never planned this road I'm on,

Never knew what I'd find beyond,

Some doors closed hard, some bridges fell,

Some goodbyes took their time to tell.

If every turn had gone my way,

I'd be someone else here today,

I can't call every loss a win,

But I wouldn't trade the road I'm in.

VERSE TWO

There's a little boy down the hall

Who taught me kindness can stand up tall,

I came with nothing I could give,

Yet somehow left with more to live.

Now when the morning calls my name,

I don't need life to stay the same,

I make my plans, I do my part,

And leave some space for a changing heart.

PRE-CHORUS

I used to think that strength meant control,

Now I let the road unfold.

CHORUS

I never planned this road I'm on,

Never knew what I'd find beyond,

Some doors closed hard, some bridges fell,

Some goodbyes took their time to tell.

If every turn had gone my way,

I'd be someone else here today,

I can't call every loss a win,

But I wouldn't trade the road I'm in.

BRIDGE

Not every wound was meant to teach,

Not every dream was mine to keep,

Some things were wrong, some things were right,

Some answers only came with time.

I won't pretend I understand

Why life slips softly through our hands,

I'll take the next step, come what may,

Without demanding it explain.

FINAL CHORUS

I never planned this road I'm on,

But look how far these feet have gone,

The past still lives in things I've known,

But it can't decide where I call home.

If every turn had gone my way,

I'd be someone else here today,

I can't call every loss a win,

But I wouldn't trade the road I'm in.

OUTRO

I never planned this road I'm on,

But for the first time,

I'm moving on.