Unanswered Roads

Unanswered Roads" (Spoken with a slow, steady strum of an acoustic guitar) (Verse 1) If you wanna talk, then talk, don’t mumble through the dark, Don’t leave me chasing shadows, whisperin’ to a restless heart. Your quiet is a storm with no thunder, a sky that never cries, I can’t build a life on echoes, can’t live on empty lies. (Chorus) I’ve stood too long at the edge of waitin’, Like a lighthouse watchin’ ships that never land. I’m tired of this dance, this lonely hesitatin’, If you got words, then say ‘em like a man. (Verse 2) If silence is your answer, then let it come in clean, Let it be a door that closes, not a ghost that haunts my dreams. I’ve got a fire in my chest that won’t be snuffed out by a breeze, I won’t beg for your whispers, I won’t fall to my knees. (Bridge - Spoken with gravitas) If you choose silence, let it be the quiet of a coffin nailed down, Not the ache of a promise that keeps hangin’ around. I’m not a fool who waits on a voice that won’t speak, And I’m done wading through the fog, I’m done feelin’ weak. (Chorus) I’ve stood too long at the edge of waitin’, Like a lighthouse watchin’ ships that never land. I’m tired of this dance, this lonely hesitatin’, If you got words, then say ‘em like a man. (Outro) This heart’s a wild thing, not a caged hope to keep, I won’t be left in your maybe, I won’t d***n in the deep. I’ll walk away from your silence, I’ll let the shadows be, ‘Cause this soul was born to be free…