I've Got A Lot Of Time Today, Without You

Verse 1: Backpacked through Europe, our laughs caught in the breeze Berlin’s beach bars, the freedom, the ease Once thought there was more, as stars lit our way But lessons come hard, and some words betray Pre-Chorus: Promises whispered softly, taken to heart Reality showed its face, as we drifted apart Chorus: I thought you were a summer song, playing sweet and true But I've got a lot of time today, without you Things ain't going my way, don’t know what to do On this road to Nashville, learning to embrace the new Verse 2: On cobblestone streets, we shared dreams, under neon glow But then you turned, leaving me solo With her by the shore, under our shared stars I learned to find my own light, amid my scars Pre-Chorus: Words like drifting leaves, scattered and lost I’ve found my path, no matter the cost Chorus: I thought you were a summer song, playing sweet and true I've got a lot of time today, without you Things ain't going my way, don’t know what to do On this road to Nashville, I’m learning to embrace the new Verse 2: On cobblestone streets, we shared dreams, under neon glow But then you turned, leaving me solo With her by the shore, under our shared stars I learned to find my own light, amid my scars Pre-Chorus: Words like drifting leaves, scattered and lost I’ve found my path, no matter the cost Chorus: I thought you were a summer song, playing sweet and true I've got a lot of time today, without you Things ain't going my way, don’t know what to do On this road to Nashville, I’m learning to embrace the new (Chorus) I thought you were a summer song, playing sweet and true I've got a lot of time today, without you Things ain't going my way, don’t know what to do On this road to Nashville, I’m learning to embrace the new Bridge: You reached out from shadows, anger thinly veiled But the miles have taught me, from this ship I've sailed Journeys end in lovers meeting, or so they say I’m finding new beginnings, as I drive away Chorus: I thought you were a summer song, playing sweet and true I've got a lot of time today, without you Things ain't going my way, don’t know what to do On this road to Nashville, I’m learning to embrace the new Chorus: I thought you were a summer song, playing sweet and true I've got a lot of time today, without you Things ain't going my way, don’t know what to do On this road to Nashville, I’m learning to embrace the new Outro: Driving cross-country, each mile a new song Nashville's horizon, where I might belong Memories fading in the rear-view, a story that’s told I’m driving toward a future, bright and bold