Running out of Somedays
warm acoustic storyteller ballad gentle fingerpicked guitar with light brush of piano and pedal steel underneath moderate walking tempo around 78 bpm warm aged male voice plainspoken and conversational like a grandfather telling a story on the porch not performing it builds gently from verse to chorus opening up fuller without ever getting loud major key in g bright and grounded not somber hopeful and inspirational in the tradition of Country, Bluegrass, Folk, Pop and tommy hunter storytelling the bridge is the emotional peak stripped back to near silence outro fades warm and unhurried like a porch light staying on after the story is told
Running out of Somedays
warm acoustic storyteller ballad gentle fingerpicked guitar with light brush of piano and pedal steel underneath moderate walking tempo around 78 bpm warm aged male voice plainspoken and conversational like a grandfather telling a story on the porch not performing it builds gently from verse to chorus opening up fuller without ever getting loud major key in g bright and grounded not somber hopeful and inspirational in the tradition of Country, Bluegrass, Folk, Pop and tommy hunter storytelling the bridge is the emotional peak stripped back to near silence outro fades warm and unhurried like a porch light staying on after the story is told
Lyrics
Verse 1
I've walked through valleys deep enough to swallow up the sun
I've stood on mountains high enough to touch the morning light
I've lost the people I loved most, and learned the hardest way
That losing those I loved has taught me how to love deeper every day
Verse 2
I've learned that darkness only proves the light was always there
That a poor man's table sets a feast a rich man never sees
That a family don't have to be perfect to be perfect
And the friend who rides the valley with you — that's the one to keep
Chorus
So I'll tell you what I know was true for me
Every road, every fall, every prayer I prayed and didn't see
And it's a blessing — the same, and more, comes true for you
'Cause the God who walked with me down every road... He's walking next to you too
Verse 3
There's a light way off in the distance, and I know now what it is
It ain't an ending coming for me — it's a train to carry me home
So I'm done saving up my somedays, done waiting on "someday soon"
I'm planting every seed I've got so something good can bloom
Chorus
Bridge
And then I hear it...
"Hi Jajja... I lul you"
And every someday I almost let slip by...
shows up, right there...
in four little words
Final Chorus
So I'll tell you what I know was true for me
Love the dark and love the light, 'cause God is in it all to see
And it's a blessing — the same, and so much more, for you
Plant your seeds, ride out your storms, and when your train comes... you'll know just what to do
Outro
I'll tell you what I know...
I'll tell you what I know was true...
End