The Life You Thought You Had

It's messy fighting a war you didn't ask for

The weight of surviving

Wondering if you could have done more

When the burden of guilt outweighs the truth

And there's a stranger in the mirror lookin' back at you

You need your God

Need your friends

To keep you honest 'bout where you've been

But let your story be more than your past

You might find yourself letting go

Of the life you thought you had

That perfect forever that promise didn't last long

The ghost of that hope

Keeping you from moving on

And it's voice gets louder every single day

'Til It's all that you hear and it's more than you can take

You need your God

Need your friends

To keep you honest 'bout where you've been

But let your story be more than your past

You might find yourself letting go

Of the life you thought you had

That white picket fence turned into barbed wire

And that castle you dreamed of went up in a fire

Tear it out

Let it burn

Start again

You need your God

Need your friends

To keep you honest 'bout where you've been

But let your story be more than your past

You might find yourself letting go

Yeah, there's healing in letting go

Of the life you thought you had

The life you thought you had

The life you thought you had