Story Given Time

Verse 1

Corner store on 12th Street

Neon buzz above the door

Old man Jenkins counting change

Like he's done a thousand times before

Pre-Chorus

He said son you got that look again

Like the world's been pushing back

Let me tell you 'bout a lesson

That I learned along the track

Chorus

Sometimes the road runs crooked

Sometimes the sun don't shine

But every scar along your skin

Is just a story given time

Yeah, a story given time

Verse 2

I was twenty-two in Memphis

Thought I had it all worked out

Lost my job, my girl, my pride

Had to learn what life's about

Pre-Chorus

He leaned in close and whispered low

The secret that I know

The fall ain't what defines you

It's the gettin' up and go

Chorus

Sometimes the road runs crooked

Sometimes the sun don't shine

But every scar along your skin

Is just a story given time

Yeah, a story given time

Bridge

Now I walk that same street corner

See the young folks hurry past

And I pass along the wisdom

'Cause the good word's built to last

Outro

Mm-hmm

Story given time

Mm, yeah