Someday You’ll Be A Story

Barely asleep when I got the call
Drove through the night
‘Til I made it home
And in his last few breaths I heard
81 years of wisdom learned
Born in the south
When the country was down
Somehow found work
When no work could be found
Drafted to war 18 so young
But when it was through his fight had just begun
And he said, “You can’t find truth without the hurt
You won’t know peace without a fight
It always matters how you live your life
And only time will tell
All of the things you do right now
The love that you found
Will be passed down to everyone
Someday you’ll be a story to someone.”
He found his wife
And she helped him heal
He was her sword and she was his shield
Tried to make sure the family
Could always endure the pain that life could bring
And he said, “Don’t ever think that you’ve got time
‘Cause you can’t stop the passing years
So don’t ever lose yourself inside your fears
‘Cause only time will tell
All of the things you do right now
The love that you found
Will be passed down
To everyone.”
Someday you’ll be a story to someone
I’ll have a child of my own
I’ll share the light that I’ve been shown
And say those words that I was told long ago
I’ll say, “Only time will tell
All of the things you do right now
The love that you found
Will be passed down
To everyone
Someday you’ll be a story to someone
To someone
To someone
The love that you’ve found
Will be passed down
To everyone…
Someday you’ll be a story to someone.”