In a Rut - Time & Verse (Official Lyric Video)

Listen to “In a Rut” on your favorite streaming service: https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/tim... ABOUT THE SONG “In a Rut” is about those stretches of life when nothing seems to be going right — and how easy it is to mistake a bad day, or a bad season, for the way things are always going to be. The song follows that feeling of being stuck, then gradually finding enough distance to see things differently. Yesterday loses its grip, the road starts moving again, and life gets back to being life. At its heart, “In a Rut” is a reminder that the lows are part of the journey too. Sometimes you just have to keep going long enough to discover that a rut was never the whole road. And for what it's worth, the song concept came to me on one of my walks — alone on a country road, thinking about, well, everything. LYRICS Some days it feels like nothing goes your way Some days it feels like yesterday won't go away And every little step you take Feels like one more step you have to fake You keep waiting for a spark But everything just feels off-mark You want to call it quits Go home, sleep it off, then try again One bad day might feel like it's here to stay But one bad day's just one bad day You might think you've lost your touch You're only in a rut You've let that one day have its say Now tomorrow is on its way You'll be laughing 'bout this soon enough You're only in a rut One morning you seem to wake up changed Like parts of you have been rearranged Yesterday has lost its voice Every step today feels like a choice Little things begin to feel all right In little ways that keep on adding up Then somewhere along the way you find Life gets back to being life One bad day might feel like it's here to stay But one bad day's just one bad day You might think you've lost your touch You're only in a rut You've let that one day have its say Now tomorrow is on its way You'll be laughing 'bout this soon enough You're only in a rut Some days lift you up Some days get you down That's just the way the maps are drawn No one's path stays straight for long Sometimes the hardest part Is understanding where you are You don't always know what matters most Till it's in your rearview mirror One bad day might feel like it's here to stay But one bad day's just one bad day You might think you've lost your touch You're only in a rut You've let that one day have its say Now tomorrow is on its way You'll be laughing 'bout this soon enough You're only in a rut You're only in a rut You're only in a rut CREDITS Written by Stacey Alan Renner Vocals and music created using generative AI tools. © 2026 Stacey Alan Renner. All rights reserved.