Shadow of a Man

(Verse 1) I poured my dreams down a dusty old road, Chased a whisper through the folds of the night. Her laughter, a melody, now echoes cold, In the cradle of a love that never felt right. (Chorus) I’m a shadow on these walls, in a house that ain’t a home, My heart beats like a drum, but it’s broken and alone. Could’ve been a free man, instead I’m trapped and torn, Every cry of my unwanted child reminds me I’m forlorn. (Verse 2) Bourbon breath, a bittersweet surrender, Underneath the mocking stars, I’ve laid. I gave my years to a stranger, Now I’m just a ghost in the cradle we made. (Chorus) I’m a shadow on these walls, in a house that ain’t a home, My heart beats like a drum, but it’s broken and alone. Could’ve been a free man, instead I’m trapped and torn, Every cry of my unwanted child reminds me I’m forlorn. (Bridge) Oh, the river calls with a siren’s song, Mighty waters wash the sins, but they’re never truly gone. Is there peace beneath the waves, where the lost souls belong? Or just another dark regret to dwell upon? (Chorus) I’m a shadow on these walls, in a house that ain’t a home, My heart beats like a drum, but it’s broken and alone. Could’ve been a free man, instead I’m trapped and torn, Every cry of my unwanted child reminds me I’m forlorn. (Outro) So here I stand, a man undone by the life I chose, In the silence of my sorrow, only despair truly knows. Wish I could rewrite the past, but the book is closed, Just a tale of a wasted life, where no hope ever grows.