Still Ahead of Me

Verse
He hangs his jacket by the door
Weathered years in every thread
But he doesn’t chase the younger days
He’s walked those miles and said what’s been said
There’s a softness in the mornings now
A kindness in the light
He doesn’t count what’s gone before
He’s learning how to see things right

Pre-Chorus
And the laughter from the next room
Feels like wind upon the sea
Every echo of tomorrow
Whispers what he’s meant to be

Chorus
He says the best of life is still ahead of me
Not in trophies on a shelf or faded memories
I see the world through every face that smiles at me
And every child who laughs reminds me
How my heart is still so free
Yeah, the best of life is still ahead of me

Verse
He knows the weight a dream can hold
How fragile hopes can be
He’s watched the young ones stumble fast
He’s learned to let them find what they need
And when they fall, he doesn’t preach
He just listens with a quiet grace
’Cause he’s walked through storms and burning sun
He wears the weather on his face

Pre-Chorus
And the warmth within their voices
Feels like spring upon his skin
He finds his strength in knowing
Life keeps calling him again

Chorus
He says the best of life is still ahead of me
Not in stories told too often over cups of tea
I see the world through every heart that leans on me
And every child who runs reminds me
What joy is meant to be
Yeah, the best of life is still ahead of me

Bridge
He won’t chase the fading thunder
Won’t bow to yesterday
He’s learned that love grows brighter
When you gently step aside and let it lead the way
And in the eyes of every child that wonders
He finds his younger soul again

Chorus
So he smiles and says it’s all still ahead of me
Every sunrise still has something new to see
I’ll walk beside the world, not behind its history
And every spark of youth reminds me
Of the man I still can be
Yeah, the best of life is still ahead of me
Still ahead of me…