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Never Really Gone
Contemporary Country
Never Really Gone was released on July 1, 2026 by Reflections as a part of the album Never Really Gone - Single
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Release DateJuly 1, 2026
LabelReflections
LanguageEnglish
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM71

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Rustin ol' Son
Rustin ol' Son
Recorder
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Rustin ol' Son
Rustin ol' Son
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Rustin ol' Son
Rustin ol' Son
Producer

Lyrics

There are things that I wish I could have done differently
The war is within
Always has been
I don't talk about it much
But it's never really gone
People stop and ask how I've been
Like they know my heart by tone
I say I'm alright
And I smile again real wide
But they can't know how deep those old hurts hide
I got scars I keep hidden underneath my sleeve
Stories I don't want nobody to read in these scenes
'Cause some things don't heal just 'cause the clock moves on
I just got really good at carrying on
Lost folks I still miss today
And that burden wears me thin
When I didn't have a chance to say goodbye
No, I couldn't make it in time
Gotta live with that
No one to blame
But the reflection that I see in the mirror
I don't talk about it much
But it's never really gone
No matter how I laugh it off
It lingers in my bones
At night the past tries to pick a fight
With what's left of me
So I keep moving on day by day
Yeah, I keep moving on
With weary eyes
I've been traveling on this road I miss so much
And I got no one else to blame but me
For missing what I shouldn't have
Those goodbyes I wasn't ready for
They hurt the worst
Couldn't get there in time when that call came
Sometimes I swear I hear their voice in the dark
Like guilt's a shadow that don't ever leave my yard
And it catches me off guard when I think I'm doing fine
I'm still fighting battles in my mind
I don't talk about it much
If you see me in my own little world
Just nod and pass me by
'Cause the struggles have a way of finding their way out
But it don't feel like victory when it hits you in doubt
I carry this pain and guilt like a shadow I can't outrun
Still I wake up
Try again
Day by day
When the sun comes
I ain't asking for sympathy
I'm just telling you the truth
How my life has been playing out
In every word I choose
I'm blessed to wake up
To see another sunrise
And hope for a better day
Without all the painful memories of mine
Of where I failed the ones that meant so much to me
I don't talk about it much
But it's never really gone
It's in the silence after prayers
It's in the way I move on
At night the past tries to pick a fight
But I won't break
No, not today
I just keep moving on
Day by day
Yeah, I keep moving on
At least I have the memories of how it used to be
Memory is failing me daily
I hope that I can hang on to the moments that mattered
'Til then
If you see me in my own little world
Nod and pass me by
Written by: Rustin ol' Son
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