We all have regrets. We all have hopes and dreams. For me, it’s important to focus on a bright future ahead, not bad things in our past. I tried to convey that in this song. 

(verse)

She was looking back on past regrets

A long time ago, but she can’t forget

Mistakes of youth still keep her up and night

The time she chased a good man away

Then found a bad one to take his place

And she wonders if she’ll ever get it right

She just might

(Chorus)

‘Cause the past ain’t nothin’ but a rear-view image

And the future’s comin’ ‘head a mile a minute

You’ll be there ‘fore you know it

Not even realize that you’re growin’

The missteps we take help to keep us straight

And every single pain is just a chance to change

Every bit of darkness will soon fill up with light…

And regrets are just the building blocks of life

(verse)

He was lost in a memory, four shots in

Held a good job and his girl loved him

And he still rues the day he threw it all away

Thinks what he did is now a ghost that haunts

Works to hold him back as it laughs and taunts

And he swears he’ll never reach those better days 

Well, just wait

(Chorus)

(Bridge)

Ain’t none of us did a thing

That we wouldn’t love to take back

So just stay focused on the race

And you’ll keep your life on track

(Chorus)

I’ll Bring a Mirror: I wrote this song about a friend who was frightened of getting older. The goal was to let her know that she was still beautiful – something a lot of us need to hear as we age.

(verse)

Well, I was rackin’ my brain, ’bout how to show my love

To a girl who owns the world

Maybe chocolates and cards, and rubies and gold

Or the rarest string of pearls 

But, hell, I ain’t got the kinda money for that

It’s just me, my heartbeat, and my song pad 

So when that special day comes, I know what to do 

I’m gonna sit right down, and show you the truth 

(Chorus)

I’ll bring a mirror on your birthday

To show you proof that you don’t age 

That smile, those eyes, like an angel’s face

Girl, I swear, you’re beautiful 

Ignore those candles on your cake

Your kind of perfect just don’t fade

You’re prettier now, is the only change

And to prove it to you

I’ll bring a mirror on your birthday 

(verse)

I know a humble old boy, from the country like me

Ain’t got a shot to impress you much

But if love could be felt from the tip of a finger

I’d blow up the sun with my touch

And maybe you have a taste for material things

And wouldn’t be happy with what I could bring 

But I know deep on down, that you’d love it too 

If you saw yourself, the way that I do

(Chorus x2)