The Road I Took

I don’t like the road I took to get here

To this point in life

With me, with you my dear

All the fighting, the chaos and the strife

Everyone I’ve hurt, every mistake I’ve made

Everywhere I’ve been and everyone I've played

Everyone I've had and everyone I've lost

The times I fell short and the lines I've crossed

I've learned enough to know I don’t know it all

I've learned how to get up after I fall

I've learned what matters and what doesn’t

I know what is, what was and what wasn’t

I know to hold onto things I love

And to let go of things that don’t mean a thing

It’s not worth taking to push and shove

What good does that bring?

You’ve taught me that the past is the past

I've learned to let go of the things that didn’t last

I've learned to hold on to the future

Because nothing is for sure

But you, because you stayed, and stayed true

So instead of running, I chose to stay too

And it was the best choice I've made so far

Because I like where you are

When you're next to me

And after everything, I can see

That the road I took to get here

Is what makes me hold you so dear

You're one of the few people that have stayed true

In a life filled with things that have gone askew

You're still by my side. Thank you

Every day is a new day, its true

Every day I check my phone and get an “I love you”

Every day, and it reminds me where I am. Here.

It reminds me why I hold you dear

It reminds me of everything that’s mine

And what I've given up and all the pain, is worth every dime

I don’t think I say it enough, but thank you

For being mine and for being true.