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THE CHALLENGE
Your Song, Your Genre - My Lyrics

RULES
It'll be a long one but a great story. Do your own thing but use these lyrics Some things you can't undo... Some words you can't take back... But if there's still a light on somewhere, Maybe there's still a way back. [Verse 1] There's a picture fading on the wall, Of a time before we lost it all. Before the words, before the blame, Before we couldn't say each other's names. Funny how a moment turns to years, How pride can build a wall out of tears. Everybody's right until they're alone, Wondering how a family became strangers in their own home. [Pre-Chorus — Drums Begin to Build] And the years keep rolling like a freight train, You can't call yesterday back again. But somewhere underneath the hurt, There's a love that still remembers where it started first. [Chorus — Full Country-Rock Band] You can't turn back the hands of time, Can't unsay the words or redraw the lines. Can't bring back the days that slipped away, Or make tomorrow out of yesterday. But you can leave the porch light burning, Leave a little room for the wheels of turning. Let go of the hurt, let the healing start, There's still a road that leads back to the heart. We can't change where we've been, But we don't have to let the story end. No matter how far, no matter how long, Leave the door open... Love might come home. [Verse 2] Maybe there's a mother who still wonders, Maybe there's a father hiding hurt beneath his thunder. Maybe there's a son who thinks too much, Who still remembers what it felt like to be loved. Maybe everybody's waiting on a sign, Somebody to cross that stubborn line. But we're all getting older, and the truth cuts deep, Some of the things we wait for are the things we need. [Pre-Chorus — Guitars Rising] We don't get to choose the years we've lost, We can't undo the pain or count the cost. But if there's a heartbeat underneath the scars, Maybe we're not as far apart as we are. [Chorus — Bigger, Stronger Vocal] You can't turn back the hands of time, Can't unsay the words or redraw the lines. Can't bring back the days that slipped away, Or make tomorrow out of yesterday. But you can leave the porch light burning, Leave a little room for the wheels of turning. Let go of the hurt, let the healing start, There's still a road that leads back to the heart. We can't change where we've been, But we don't have to let the story end. No matter how far, no matter how long, Leave the door open... Love might come home. [Bridge — Half-Time Drums, Piano and Acoustic Guitar] What if the phone rang tonight? What if the words finally came out right? What if a knock came against that door, And the face you missed stood there once more? Would you count the wrongs? Would you ask who's to blame? Or would you pull them close And never say their name? Of every battle that we ever won, What good is a victory if we lose someone? There's a time to stand, there's a time to bend, And sometimes letting go is how the healing begins. [Instrumental Break — Emotional Electric Guitar Solo] [Final Chorus — Full Band, Powerful Country-Rock Anthem] You can't turn back the hands of time, But you can lay down your pride tonight. You can't change the past or erase the pain, But you can choose not to walk away again. Leave the porch light burning, Let the world keep turning. There's no shame in saying, "I was wrong," And no weakness in admitting you've missed someone. We can't change where we've been, But it's never too late to begin again. No matter the hurt, no matter how long, Leave the door open... Love might come home. [Outro — Band Drops Away to Acoustic Guitar] If you're listening somewhere, If you're wondering if you still belong, There's a light on down the road tonight... And it hasn't been gone that long. You can't turn back the clock... But you can still leave the door open. [Softly, Almost Spoken] And if you ever find your way back... We'll leave the light on.

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