“I Miss the Days”

by Scott McGuire

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Lyrics

Verse 1
I miss the days when numbers didn’t know me
When mornings came easy and sleep came clean
Back when the world felt wide and open
Not heavy like now with something always closing
I used to wake just to feel the sun
Now every dawn feels like I’m under the gun

Pre-Chorus
And I don’t say much ’cause I know how it sounds
Everyone’s tired, everyone’s wearing down
But I’m carrying storms no one sees when they look
And the pages are heavy in the parts I don’t put

Chorus
I miss the days when life was light
Before every step turned into a fight
Before I learned what love can lose
Before the silence and the truth
And I’m trying to hold on, God knows I am
But I feel like a stranger in my own skin
I miss the days
Yeah, I miss the days

Verse 2
I’ve watched whole seasons slip through my hands
Dreams I swore were solid turn to shifting sand
And I’d tell someone, but who would believe
How hope can break you just as deep as grief
And I rarely speak it ’cause once it gets out
There’s too much to feel and no room for doubt
So I tuck it away and I stand where I stand
Trying to be steady, trying to be a man
And I smile for my girl ’cause she deserves calm
A soft, gentle world to grow her heart strong
But there’s still a spark when she laughs in my arms
Still a whisper of peace when we walk through the yard

Bridge
And maybe the past is gone for good
But I’m still right here
Maybe the weight was making me strong
Maybe the break was just part of the song

Final Chorus
I miss the days when life was light
But I’m learning to fight in a brand new light
Learning to stay, learning to bend
Learning to show up again and again
I’m holding on, God knows I am
For her, for me, for who I began
I miss the days
But I’m finding a way
To carry the weight
And still feel the grace

Lyrics, concept, and composition by Scott McGuire.
Vocals and instrumentation generated using AI.