Reasons
Navigating Life's Puddle: Trey Lewis' Reflection on Time and Redemption
Lyrics
Boy ain’t it somethin when
Reflects on the experience of being inexperienced or naïve
You’re green behind the ears
Being new or inexperienced in a situation
Your hands are free and you can’t yet see
Being young and not yet burdened by the responsibilities of life
The weight of all your years
The accumulation of life's experiences and their weight
The world is just an Oyster
Metaphor for life's potential, comparing it to an oyster creating a pearl
And it’s working in a pearl
Metaphorically likening oneself to a pearl forming within the oyster
If time flows like the river
Perception of time passing and feeling stuck or stagnant
Then I’m a puddle standing still
Feeling immobile or not progressing despite time passing
The road has been long
Reflection on the length and challenges of the journey of life
Hell who ain’t got a past
Acknowledging that everyone has a past
Things I wish had left me behind
Regret for things from the past that continue to affect the present
Sometimes you just lose track
Feeling disoriented or losing focus at times in life
I been around enough to know
Having enough life experience to understand irreversible loss
What’s gone ain’t coming back
Acceptance that what's gone cannot be recovered
So I live with my demons
Living with internal struggles or personal challenges
And I ain’t running from the reason
Choosing not to avoid or escape from one's reasons or internal struggles
A million miles away
Feeling distant or disconnected from one's past self
From the boy of yesterday
Being far removed from one's younger, more naive self
Not quite the man he thought he’d be
Realizing that the present self differs from past expectations
Sittin here old and grey
Reflecting on aging and the passage of time
Life has a funny way
Life's unpredictability and its tendency to allow one to take charge
Of letting you take the lead
The importance of taking control of one's life
If ya don’t know where ya goin
Directionlessness leading to undesired outcomes
You end where you don’t wanna be
Ending up in an unfavorable situation due to lack of direction
The road has been long
Reiteration of the lengthy journey through life
Hell who ain’t got a past
Acknowledgment that everyone carries a personal history
Things I wish had left me behind
Regrets about past events affecting the present
Sometimes you just lose track
Feeling disoriented or losing focus at times in life (repeated)
I been around enough to know
Understanding that certain losses cannot be reversed
What’s gone ain’t coming back
Acceptance of irrecoverable losses (repeated)
So I live with my demons
Living with personal struggles or challenges (repeated)
And I ain’t running from the reason
Choosing not to evade or flee from one's reasons or internal struggles (repeated)
Maybe it’s never too late
Optimism about the possibility of change regardless of age
To dig down deep and find a child like faith
Encouragement to reconnect with a hopeful, childlike mindset
With eyes on today
Focusing on the present moment instead of dwelling on the past or future
The road has been long
Reflection on the length and challenges of the journey of life (repeated)
Hell who ain’t got a past
Acknowledgment that everyone has a past (repeated)
Things I wish had left me behind
Regret for things from the past that continue to affect the present (repeated)
Sometimes you just lose track
Feeling disoriented or losing focus at times in life (repeated)
I been around enough to know
Understanding that certain losses cannot be reversed (repeated)
what’s gone ain’t coming back
Acceptance of irrecoverable losses (repeated)
So I live with my demons
Living with personal struggles or challenges (repeated)
And I ain’t running from the reason
Choosing not to evade or flee from one's reasons or internal struggles (repeated)
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