Single Chapter

Verse 1

Little one

Bare feet in the tall grass

Chasing dragons through the morning sun

Hold tight to that wild spark

Let kindness be your compass through the dark

Paint your sky with every color you find

Build castles in the canyons of your mind

You are magic

You are brave

Pre-Chorus

Everything counts

Every fall from the tree

Every scraped up knee

Chorus

I wouldn't erase a single chapter

Not the hollow silence or the laughter

The heavy heart

The brand new start

Every tear was worth the gold it cost

I am glad for everything I lost

And found

I'm standing on solid ground

Verse 2

Reckless teen

Searching for a face in a crowded scene

Secrets whispered in a rusted car

You think your wounds will leave a permanent scar

First love broke like a wave on the shore

Crying on your messy bedroom floor

Trying on souls like different shirts

Searching for a truth that doesn't hurt

The mirror lies to you sometimes

Pre-Chorus

But keep walking on

Even when the road is gray

And you lose your way

Chorus

I wouldn't erase a single chapter

Not the hollow silence or the laughter

The heavy heart

The brand new start

Every tear was worth the gold it cost

I am glad for everything I lost

And found

I'm standing on solid ground

Verse 3

Coffee's cold

Climbing mountains for a hand to hold

Career ladders and a wedding ring

Watching how the seasons change the songs we sing

Fading friends

Long goodbyes as the movie ends

Tending to your father as his mind turns pale

Learning how to breathe whenever you fail

Priorities shift

The quiet moments are the real gift

Pre-Chorus

All the weight

All the years in your stride

Turning back the tide

Bridge

The reunions

The reunions

The reunions

The departures

Every lesson bought in blood

Every diamond pulled from mud

Chorus

I wouldn't erase a single chapter

Not the hollow silence or the laughter

The heavy heart

The brand new start

Every tear was worth the gold it cost

I am glad for everything I lost

And found

I'm standing on solid ground

Verse 4

Sitting here

Counting shadows as the end draws near

Photographs on every inch of the wall

I can see myself standing through it all

The child

The boy

The man who was wild

A map of scars and stories I wouldn't trade

A perfect portrait out of mistakes we made

I am whole

I am finally home