[Verse 1]

I could’ve taken the easy road,

Lighter heart and a lighter load.

Could’ve avoided the sharpest turns,

And skipped the bridges I had to burn.

[Verse 2]

I could’ve stayed where the water’s still,

Never climbed that jagged hill.

Could’ve played it safe and played it smart,

And saved the pieces of my heart.

[Chorus]

But I wouldn’t change a thing, not a single day,

Not a single scar along the way.

Every tear was a lesson learned,

Every fire was a life I earned.

Yeah, the highs were high and the lows were low,

But they made me the man I’ve come to know.

I wouldn’t change a thing.

[Verse 3]

I see the gray in the morning light,

The heavy ghosts of a restless night.

But I see the strength in the way I stand,

The calloused truth in these open hands.

[Verse 4]

If I went back to the very start,

With a map of life and a hollow heart,

I’d choose the storm and I’d choose the rain,

I’d take the joy and I’d take the pain.

[Chorus]

Because I wouldn’t change a thing, not a single day,

Not a single scar along the way.

Every tear was a lesson learned,

Every fire was a life I earned.

Yeah, the highs were high and the lows were low,

But they made me the man I’ve come to know.

I wouldn’t change a thing.

[Bridge]

It wasn’t perfect, it wasn’t kind,

But it’s the only life I want to find.

The broken parts and the jagged lines,

Are exactly where the sunlight shines.

[Chorus]

No, I wouldn’t change a thing, not a single day,

Not a single scar along the way.

Every tear was a lesson learned,

Every fire was a life I earned.

Yeah, the highs were high and the lows were low,

But they made me the man I’ve come to know.

I wouldn’t change a thing.

[Outro]

No, I wouldn’t change a thing.

I’d do it all again.

Every single thing.

© 2026 Thomas Bruggemann, Heartfelt Lyrics