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ALBUM: ALMOST FOREVER

Almost Forever

Lyrics

We were young enough to think the stars
Were little promises made for us,
Driving nowhere with the windows down,
Turning every red light into trust.

You wrote your name across my heartbeat,
I drew forever in the dust,
And for a while the whole world disappeared
Every time you looked at us.

We had everything but time,
And we never saw the warning signs.
I thought love that felt that strong
Could never learn to say goodbye.

We were almost forever,
Close enough to touch the sky,
Two hearts holding on together
Like the ending couldn't change our minds.
We had every kind of beautiful,
Every reason to believe,
You were almost my always,
I was almost what you'd need.
And maybe that's what hurts the most—
We got so close.
We were almost forever.

There are photographs I never open,
Songs I still can't let play through,
Little pieces of an old life
That still somehow sound like you.
I remember Sunday morning coffee,
Your bare feet crossing the floor,
How something ordinary felt like heaven
Before we didn't have it anymore.

No one tells you love can end
Without turning into hate.
Sometimes two good people lose
To one bad twist of fate.

We were almost forever,
Close enough to touch the sky,
Two hearts holding on together
Like the ending couldn't change our minds.
We had every kind of beautiful,
Every reason to believe,
You were almost my always,
I was almost what you'd need.
And maybe that's what hurts the most—
We got so close.
We were almost forever.

Almost the house,
Almost the rings,
Almost the names we'd give our dreams.
Almost the years
We thought we'd see—
Almost you and me.

I used to think that losing meant
The love was somehow all in vain,
But you can leave a heart in pieces
And still leave something worth the pain.
You taught me how to be wide open,
How to give without a net,
And if I had to live it over,
I'd still choose every minute that we had.

Maybe forever isn't measured
By how long somebody stays.
Maybe some loves last a lifetime
In a thousand different ways.
You're in the courage that I carry,
In the way I love somebody new,
And every road that leads me forward
Still has a little bit of you.

So I won't call it wasted,
I won't call it wrong.
Some endings don't erase
Where you belonged.

We were almost forever,
And for a moment, we were more
Than two people making promises—
We were everything worth hoping for.
We had every kind of beautiful,
Even if it couldn't stay,
You were almost my always,
And I loved you all the way.

Maybe forever isn't always
Till the end of time.
Maybe almost can still matter
When the love was real inside.

And maybe that's what heals the most—
Knowing we got close.
We were almost forever.

Beautifully Unfinished

Lyrics

I used to think that love meant arriving,
Like some final door we’d walk through hand in hand,
But every scar kept quietly reminding me
We’re not meant to have the whole thing planned.

You met me with the paint still running,
Half a portrait, half a question in the light,
And you never tried to frame me into perfect—
You just stayed and let me learn my shape at night.

I’m still finding names for all my shadows,
Still forgiving roads I wish I hadn’t crossed,
But when you look at me, I don’t feel damaged—
I feel worth everything it took to get this far.

I’m beautifully unfinished,
Still becoming, still beginning,
With a heart that’s been broken open
Just enough to let the daylight in.
I don’t need to be completed,
I don’t need my edges hidden,
If you’ll love me while I’m changing,
I’ll love you while you change again.
We don’t have to reach forever
To know what forever is—
Maybe love is two imperfect souls
Beautifully unfinished.

There are mornings when the old ache finds me,
Like a song I thought I’d finally learned to lose,
There are nights when every fear gets louder,
And I’m scared you’ll see the parts I wouldn’t choose.

But you touch the places I keep guarded,
Not to fix them, just to tell me you are there,
And somehow all the things I called my weakness
Start to look like proof that I survived to care.

We’re beautifully unfinished,
Still becoming, still beginning,
With our hearts cracked open wide enough
To let a little heaven in.
We don’t need to be completed,
We don’t need our edges hidden,
I will love you through your changing
If you’ll love me through mine again.
We don’t have to reach forever
To know what forever is—
Maybe love is two imperfect souls
Beautifully unfinished.

So leave the pencil marks beneath the colors,
Leave the fingerprints of every yesterday,
Leave the empty spaces for tomorrow—
There are masterpieces still on their way.

I don’t want a love that says, “You’re done now.”
I want a love that says, “Keep becoming.”
I want a hand to hold through every chapter
When the ending hasn’t yet been written.

We’re beautifully unfinished,
Still becoming, still beginning,
Every wound becoming windows,
Every ending letting daylight in.
We don’t need to be completed,
We were never meant for limits,
I will love the you you are today
And every you that follows it.
And when the years have turned our pages,
And our hair has silvered at the edges,
I hope we’re still surprising one another,
Still a little wild, still learning how to live.

Not broken.
Not completed.
Still becoming.

Still believing.
Still yours.
Still mine.
Beautifully unfinished.

Old Silver

Lyrics

Friday night, I button up my favorite shirt,
Little less hair, but the smile still works.
Walk through the door where the neon burns,
But nobody looks, nobody turns.
Twenty years ago, they'd slide my way,
Now I'm just the guy that they walk right past.
Funny how a number can change the room,
Like somebody decided my time went too fast.

They see the gray before they see my eyes,
Make up their minds before I say hi.
But there’s a whole lot of fire underneath this skin,
You don't know the story till you let me in.

Call me Old Silver, shining in the dark,
Got a few more miles, but I’ve still got spark.
I may not be twenty-five, chasing every thrill,
But I know how to love and I always will.
Yeah, the young gold glitters, everybody knows,
But silver gets brighter everywhere it goes.
You can look right through me if that's what you choose,
But Old Silver's still got nothing to lose.

I watch the young guys working every line,
Borrowed confidence and expensive wine.
They get the laughter before they say a word,
While mine gets lost like it wasn't heard.
Then somebody asks me what year I was born,
And suddenly I’m furniture beside the bar.
Like fifty means finished, like love has a clock,
Like your heart quits beating when you get this far.

But I've danced through heartbreak, I've learned what stays,
I know the difference between love and games.
I don't need a mirror telling me who I've been,
I’ve got a whole lot of living underneath this skin.

Maybe I don't move like I did at thirty-two,
Maybe I've got stories that are older than you.
But I know how to listen, I know how to stay,
I know love ain't something you just throw away.
And someday that mirror's gonna tell you too,
Time doesn't take the best away from you.
It strips off the noise, leaves something real—
And if you're lucky, you learn how forever feels.

So bartender, pour me another round,
Turn that old favorite record up loud.
I'm done disappearing just because they don't see—
There’s plenty of life left here in me.

I'm Old Silver, shining in the dark,
Got a little more wisdom and a hell of a heart.
I may not be twenty-five, but baby, I still
Know how to make somebody's whole world stand still.
Let the young gold glitter underneath those lights,
Silver knows how to hold somebody all night.
And if you look right through me, that's your loss, not mine—
'Cause Old Silver only gets better with time.

Yeah, I’ve got some gray,
But I’ve still got the flame.
You can call me old—
Just remember the name.

Old Silver.
Still shining.

The Right One

Lyrics

I’ve chased a couple shooting stars,
Mistook a spark for something more,
Held on to hearts that weren’t quite mine,
Knocked on a few wrong doors.

I thought that love was fireworks,
A lightning strike out of the blue,
But maybe love is something else,
Maybe love feels just like you.

No games, no guessing,
No wondering where I stand,
You make forever feel
Like something I can understand.

I don’t need somebody perfect,
I just need the perfect one for me,
Someone who can see my broken pieces
And still love everything they see.
Someone I can laugh with, cry with,
Wake up next to when the night is done,
I’ve been looking all my life
For the right heart, the right time,
The right one.

I want the Sunday morning coffee,
The Friday dancing in the rain,
Someone who will hold my hand
Through sunshine and through pain.

I want the truth without pretending,
A love that doesn’t have to hide,
Someone who can walk beside me,
Not ahead or far behind.

No masks, no secrets,
No trying to play a part,
Just two imperfect people
Giving everything they’ve got.

I don’t need somebody perfect,
I just need the perfect one for me,
Someone who can see my broken pieces
And still love everything they see.
Someone I can laugh with, cry with,
Wake up next to when the night is done,
I’ve been looking all my life
For the right heart, the right time,
The right one.

Maybe every goodbye
Was pointing me your way,
Every lonely midnight
Was worth the wait.
Maybe all the wrong roads
Had somewhere they were leading to,
’Cause everything I went through
Led me straight to you.

I don’t need somebody perfect,
I just need the perfect one for me,
Someone who makes ordinary moments
Feel like everything I dreamed they’d be.
Someone I can grow with, dream with,
Still be choosing when we’re eighty-one,
After looking all my life,
I found the right heart, the right time,
The right one.

The right heart,
The right time,
The right one.
I didn’t need a perfect love,
I just needed you to come.

All I Want Is You

Lyrics

I used to make a wish list, like happiness came wrapped,
A house up on a hillside, a life without a crack.
I chased a thousand maybes, like stars I couldn't hold,
Till you walked in and somehow made ordinary gold.

Now the city can keep shining, let the whole world chase the view,
I finally know what matters—and all I want is you.

All I want is you, not the moon, not the money,
Not a sky that stays forever blue.
I don't need a perfect ending, I just need a life that's true.
If tomorrow takes the whole world and leaves me one thing to choose,
Let it take everything I wanted— all I want is you.

You're the laugh inside the silence, the calm inside my storm,
The one who sees my broken edges and never calls them wrong.
You know the words I swallow, you hear what I don't say,
And when I lose my sense of north, your love still knows the way.

I spent years collecting answers to questions I outgrew,
Now every road worth taking seems to lead me back to you.

All I want is you, not the moon, not the money,
Not a sky that stays forever blue.
I don't need a perfect ending, I just need a life that's true.
If tomorrow takes the whole world and leaves me one thing to choose,
Let it take everything I wanted— all I want is you.

I don't need forever promised, forever's just a word,
Give me Sunday morning coffee and the way you say my name unheard.
Give me wrinkles, give me hard days, give me dreams that don't come true,
'Cause even when life gives me less, I'll still have more with you.

And maybe love's not fireworks, maybe love's the porch light on,
The hand that reaches through the dark and says, you still belong.
Maybe heaven isn't somewhere past the stars we're looking through—
Maybe heaven is this moment, standing here with you.

All I want is you, when the lights go out around me,
When the years have changed the view.
I don't need a perfect story, I just want the one that's true.
If I get a hundred lifetimes, there's one thing I'd always do—
I'd spend every one still choosing all I want is you.

Let the whole world keep on turning, let the old dreams fall away.
I found everything I wanted when you asked me to stay.

All I want...
All I want is you.

Beautiful Things I Love

Lyrics

Morning sunlight through my window,
Coffee warming up my hands,
Birds are singing in the treetops,
Like a small and joyful band.
I write the moment in my journal,
Every blessing, every name,
And the more I see the beauty,
The more my whole world starts to change.

I don’t have to chase a miracle
Somewhere far away.
There are little gifts surrounding me
In every ordinary day.

These are the beautiful things I love,
The open sky and the stars above,
A friendly smile, a warm embrace,
The simple joys I sometimes waste.
When I remember what matters most,
My heart feels lighter, my spirit grows.
There’s so much wonder when I look close—
These are the beautiful things I love.

Writing down the things I’m grateful for
Helps me see how far I’ve come.
Every lesson, every winding road,
Every battle I have won.
It gives me hope to keep on moving,
Motivates me to begin,
With a clearer mind and purpose,
And a brighter light within.

When I focus on the good things,
I find strength to do my best.
I become more productive,
When there’s gratitude inside my chest.

A flower growing by the roadside,
Rain that dances on the ground,
A song that brings back sweet memories,
A child’s familiar laughter sound.
The journey isn’t always easy,
But there’s beauty all along.
When I write about the things I love,
I turn my gratitude into song.

These are the beautiful things I love,
The morning light and the stars above,
The hands I hold, the dreams I chase,
The quiet moments filled with grace.
They make me happy, they give me hope,
They help me climb when the road gets steep.
There’s joy in places I once overlooked—
Now every blessing fills another page in my book.

These are the beautiful things I love,
The precious gifts I’m dreaming of.
And every day, wherever I go,
I’ll find more beautiful things to love.

I’ll write them down,
I’ll hold them close,
The beautiful things
I love the most.

City Of A Million Dreams

Lyrics

Morning breaks through a high-rise window,
Coffee steam and a radio.
Taxi horns play a restless rhythm,
Everybody’s got somewhere to go.
Names in lights above the avenue,
Strangers disappear into the crowd.
Every heart is chasing something,
But nobody says it out loud.

We’re running on hope and gasoline,
Living somewhere between
Who we are and who we want to be.

In the city of a million dreams,
Nothing’s ever quite the way it seems.
We’re dancing under neon skies,
With tired hearts and fearless eyes.
From the rooftops to the underground,
We lose ourselves and then get found.
Where every broken streetlight gleams
In the city of a million dreams.

Sunset falls on the boulevard,
Movie stars and old guitars.
Someone’s singing by the subway,
Someone’s sleeping in their car.
Young lovers kiss beneath a billboard,
While sirens echo down the street.
You can feel the whole world turning
In the pavement underneath your feet.

We’re living on faith and caffeine,
Holding on to a scene
From the life we always hoped we’d see.

In the city of a million dreams,
Nothing’s ever quite the way it seems.
We’re dancing under neon skies,
With tired hearts and fearless eyes.
From the rooftops to the underground,
We lose ourselves and then get found.
Where every broken streetlight gleams
In the city of a million dreams.

Oh-oh, hear the city calling,
Oh-oh, even when we’re falling.
Oh-oh, nothing’s out of reach
When the skyline’s underneath our feet.

Some nights you feel invisible,
Just another face beneath the glow.
Then a stranger smiles beside you,
And suddenly you’re not alone.
Every window holds a story,
Every door could hold a chance.
So we step into the traffic
And let the whole world watch us dance.

In the city of a million dreams,
We are more than what the world can see.
We’re shining under neon skies,
With open hearts and hopeful eyes.
From the backstreets to the highest floor,
We fall apart, then dream some more.
Every soul becomes a beam
In the city of a million dreams.

Morning breaks through a high-rise window,
Another story starts to glow.
The city never promises forever—
It just says, “Come on, let’s go.”

Crossover Music Legends

Lyrics

From Memphis lights to moonwalk nights,
A sound broke through the walls,
Elvis shook the whole wide world,
Michael answered music’s call.

Taylor turned her diary
Into stadiums of dreams,
Shania brought that country fire
To every pop-heart beat.

They crossed the lines, they changed the game,
Different voices, one bright flame.
From soul to rock, from faith to blues,
They made the world move in brand-new shoes.

Crossover music legends,
Rising higher than a name,
From country roads to city lights,
They set the sky aflame.

They brought the people together,
With every rhythm, every song,
Crossover music legends,
Where every heart belongs.

Kenny sang of love and life,
Carrie soared with power and grace,
Amy Grant brought faith and feeling
To a wider, sacred place.

Whitney’s voice could lift the heavens,
Kid Rock rolled the southern stone,
Michael W. Smith kept singing hope
Like a prayer that led us home.

They crossed the lines, they changed the game,
Different voices, one bright flame.
From church to chart, from stage to soul,
They turned the pieces into gold.

Crossover music legends,
Rising higher than a name,
From country roads to city lights,
They set the sky aflame.

They brought the people together,
With every rhythm, every song,
Crossover music legends,
Where every heart belongs.

Miley broke the mold again,
Chris Stapleton brought the truth,
Diana Ross lit up the stage
With elegance and youth.

The Eagles flew through open skies,
John Mayer bent the blues,
Lauren Daigle sang with spirit,
Jennifer Lopez made us move.

Crossover music legends,
Every style, every sound,
They built a bridge through melody
Where every dream is found.

From pop to soul, from rock to faith,
From country to the light,
Crossover music legends,
Still shining through the night.

Elvis, Michael, Taylor, Shania,
Kenny, Carrie, Amy, Whitney,
Kid Rock, Michael W., Miley, Chris,
Diana, Eagles, John, Lauren, J.Lo—
One song, one world, one stage, one fire,
Crossover legends lifting us higher.

Kings of Pop Music

Lyrics

Before the lights got brighter, before the screens turned gold,
There were voices on the radio with stories to be told.
Sinatra had the velvet, Bing could make the whole world sway,
They opened up the doorway for the legends of today.

Neil sang like a diamond, Billy played the city’s soul,
Barry wrote the melodies that made the heart feel whole.
Lionel brought the tenderness, the dance floor and the flame,
Every generation knows the power of their names.

They are the Kings of Pop, standing in the spotlight,
Turning every heartbeat into sound.
The Kings of Pop, shining through the midnight,
Lifting every dream up off the ground.
From soul to rock, from funk to R&B,
They gave the world a song that set us free.
Raise your hands, let the music never stop,
We’re dancing with the Kings of Pop.

Stevie saw the music in a way the world could feel,
Every note was living, every groove was something real.
Prince came dressed in purple with a fire nobody tamed,
A genius of the rhythm, forever in the flame.

Usher moved like lightning, smooth as summer rain,
Justin brought the future with a pop-star kind of fame.
Bruno came with old-school magic, gold shoes on the floor,
Making everybody want to dance a little more.

They are the Kings of Pop, standing in the spotlight,
Turning every heartbeat into sound.
The Kings of Pop, shining through the midnight,
Lifting every dream up off the ground.
From soul to rock, from funk to R&B,
They gave the world a song that set us free.
Raise your hands, let the music never stop,
We’re dancing with the Kings of Pop.

One voice, one stage, one unforgettable line,
One song can travel through the corridors of time.
They made us cry, they made us move,
They gave the whole wide world a groove.
From yesterday to what comes next,
Their melodies still earn respect.
They are the Kings of Pop, legends in the spotlight,
Turning every heartbeat into sound.
The Kings of Pop, shining through the midnight,
Their music still goes round and round.
From soul to rock, from funk to R&B,
They gave the world a song that set us free.
Raise your hands, let the music never stop,
Forever with the Kings of Pop.

Sinatra, Bing, and Stevie’s soul,
Prince made the purple thunder roll.
Lionel, Justin, Bruno too,
Usher made the whole crowd move.
Barry, Neil, and Billy’s fire,
Voices lifting higher and higher.
Raise your hands, let the music never stop—
Long live the Kings of Pop.

Queens of Pop Music

Lyrics

From Michigan lights, Madonna rose,
A rebel heart in rhythm’s glow,
She taught the world to dare, to move,
To wear your truth and find your groove.

New Jersey gave a voice so high,
Whitney’s song could touch the sky,
With every note, she made hearts see
The power of grace and dignity.

Different crowns, different names,
Different roads to the hall of fame,
But every one lit up the night,
Turning dreams into gold and light.

They are the queens of pop music,
Voices shining through the years,
Dancing through the joy and heartbreak,
Lifting millions past their fears.
From the stage lights to the heavens,
From the radio to the soul,
Queens of pop music forever,
Turning silver songs to gold.

Celine came from Quebec’s embrace,
With a river-deep, eternal grace,
Her voice could sail the widest sea,
A love song wrapped in destiny.

Mississippi gave us Britney’s spark,
A southern star who owned the dark,
She danced through storms, still standing tall,
A fighter’s smile inspiring all.

Indiana brought Janet’s flame,
A velvet force, a sacred name,
With rhythm, strength, and fearless art,
She put empowerment in the heart.

Different crowns, different names,
Different roads to the hall of fame,
But every one broke through the wall,
So other dreamers wouldn’t fall.

They are the queens of pop music,
Voices shining through the years,
Dancing through the joy and heartbreak,
Lifting millions past their fears.
From the stage lights to the heavens,
From the radio to the soul,
Queens of pop music forever,
Turning silver songs to gold.

New York gave Mariah wings,
A whistle note where heaven sings,
With golden tones and Christmas light,
She made December warm and bright.

Texas raised Beyoncé bold,
A queen of fire, grace, and soul,
She showed the world what power means—
A mother, leader, dream of queens.
New York gave Gaga fearless flair,
A diamond voice beyond compare,
She taught the broken they belong,
And made their courage into song.

They are the queens of pop music,
Legends written in the stars,
Every voice a bridge of beauty,
Every beat a healing heart.
Madonna, Whitney, Celine shining,
Britney dancing through the fire,
Janet, Mariah, Beyoncé, Gaga—
Each one lifting us higher.

Lift up the curtains and let them glow,
For every girl with dreams to show,
From every state and every stage,
Their songs live on from age to age.
Queens of pop music forever,
Crowned by courage, love, and sound,
In the heart of every listener,
Their royal echoes still resound.