New Life by the Tide

Morning light spills over broken plans

Salt on my skin, and a notebook in my hands

I came here chasing echoes of a stage

With a small-town heart and a hungry page

The waves keep time like a patient drum

Saying, keep going, your moment will come

I’ve worn my doubt like a second skin

But the wind says change can begin

I’m making a new life by the tide

Leaving the fear I used to hide

Every setback washed out of sight

I’m learning how to shine in my own light

Though the road is long and the nights run deep

I’m building a dream I can finally keep

City lights fade in the rearview glow

Too many doors that refused to open slow

But I found a spark in the ocean air

A reason to breathe, a reason to care

Now every scar is a part of the song

Proof I was here, proof I stayed strong

I’ve worn my doubt like a second skin

But the wind says change can begin

I’m making a new life by the tide

Leaving the fear I used to hide

Every setback washed out of sight

I’m learning how to shine in my own light

Though the road is long and the nights run deep

I’m building a dream I can finally keep

If I fall, I’ll rise with the morning sun

No more pretending I’m already done

The water moves, and so do I

A thousand tries beneath this sky

I’m not too late, I’m not too small

I’m writing my name where the seagulls call

I’m making a new life by the tide

Leaving the fear I used to hide

Every setback washed out of sight

I’m learning how to shine in my own light

Though the road is long and the nights run deep

I’m building a dream I can finally keepYeah, I’m still here, and I’m still on the climb

With a warm cool day and a brand new life

By the beach, I found my sound