By K - The Man I Never Met

I used to know a younger me Who thought he knew how life would be A thousand dreams inside his head And promises we never kept I found a picture yesterday Of someone time had swept away He had the world inside his hands A thousand dreams, a thousand plans He thought that life would turn out right That every star would shine at night But somewhere down that winding road I became someone he'd never know And every scar became a story Every loss became a part of me I wonder if he'd recognize The man that I turned out to be Here's to the man I never met And all the dreams I haven't lost just yet I didn't get the life we planned But I did the best with what I had Through every fall, through every tear I found a way to still be here And if you saw me standing now I hope somehow you'd still be proud Some friends became forgotten names Some memories still feel the same I learned that time won't always heal And not all wounds are meant to disappear I lost some things I can't replace Found new beginnings in their place And every time I lost my way I found a reason left to stay Here's to the man I never met And all the dreams I haven't lost just yet I didn't get the life we planned But I did the best with what I had Through every fall, through every tear I found a way to still be here And if you saw me standing now I hope somehow you'd still be proud If I could meet that younger boy I'd tell him life still holds some joy Not every dream will come to life Not every wrong can turn out right And if he asked, "Did we survive?" I'd smile and look him in the eyes... "We're still here, aren't we?" HERE'S TO THE MAN I NEVER MET! AND ALL THE DREAMS I HAVEN'T LOST JUST YET! I DIDN'T GET THE LIFE WE PLANNED! BUT I BECAME A DIFFERENT MAN! THROUGH EVERY FALL, THROUGH EVERY TEAR! I FOUND A WAY TO STILL BE HERE! AND IF YOU SAW ME STANDING NOW! I HOPE YOU'D LOOK AT ME WITH PRIDE! I found that picture yesterday And finally knew what I should say... "I think we turned out okay."