Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Under Kansas skies, I learned to dream loud
Basement full of friends, country music shaking the ground
Friday night lights and a stage downtown
Golden heart kid in a hand-me-down town
Prom king halfway 'round the world
Still wondering what the next page would hold
I chased the wind, I chased the rain
Never thought I’d let the song slip away
[Chorus]
But here I am, pen in my hand
Like that wide-eyed boy who first began
Through the miles, the wrong turns, the lessons and pain
I’m finding my voice again
It was there in the silence, hid in the noise
Somewhere between earning a living and living free
From the rivers of home to the ocean’s end
I’m finding my voice again
[Verse 2]
Dropped out of school for a life overseas
Africa nights, giving all I could give
Tried to go back, but the books wouldn’t stick
That restless road called me out again
Rolled the blacktop with a full tank grin
Learned the hard way where I belonged
From wheat field rows to the rolling sea
That song kept calling quietly to me
[Chorus]
And here I am, pen in my hand
Like that wide-eyed boy who first began
Through the miles, the wrong turns, the lessons and pain
I’m finding my voice again
It was there in the silence, hid in the noise
Somewhere between earning a living and living free
From the rivers of home to the ocean’s end
I’m finding my voice again
[Bridge]
I’ve been to places I can’t pronounce
Seen more than I can write down
No matter how far the trail may wind
It always leads me back to a song in my mind
[Chorus]
So here I am, pen in my hand
Like that wide-eyed boy who first began
Through the miles, the wrong turns, the lessons and pain
I’m finding my voice again
It was there in the silence, hid in the noise
Somewhere between earning a living and living free
From the rivers of home to the ocean’s end
I’m finding my voice again
[Outro]
Kansas boy with the world in view
Still chasing dreams, still singing 'em true
After all these roads and where I’ve been
I’m finding my voice again