Take a Stand on a Second Chance Verse 1 April ice beneath my boots, Cold enough to steal my name. One more step and no one would’ve known How close I came that day. Three hundred feet above the highway, Bolts and steel beneath my hands. Working like a man with nothing left, Still too blind to understand. Pre-Chorus I used to say… “Man, I got lucky.” Now I know… Chorus I’m gonna take a stand on a second chance. It wasn’t luck—it was stronger than that. Every door that should’ve closed on me Opened just enough to let me breathe. Every mile I didn’t deserve to drive, Every morning I woke up alive. You can call it grace… You can call it God’s own hand… I’m gonna take a stand… On a second chance. ⸻ Verse 2 Spanish Harlem after midnight, Pocket full of borrowed lies. Buying things that nearly bought my soul, Looking danger in the eyes. Back roads… Dark bars… Florida moon… Funny how the worst nights of my life Never became my last. ⸻ Chorus I’m gonna take a stand on a second chance… ⸻ Bridge My brothers never quit believing. My sisters never locked the gate. My daddy never stopped hoping. My mama… She never stopped praying. Then one day I stood there In a borrowed suit, Trying to tell the story Of the woman Who never gave up on me. ⸻ Final Chorus I’m gonna take a stand on a second chance. For every fool who thinks it’s much too late. For every son who’s let his family down. For every heart that’s carrying that weight. If you’re breathing… There’s still another page. If you’re standing… There’s still another road. Take it from a man Who should’ve never made it home… I’m gonna take a stand… On a second chance. ⸻ Here’s what I’d change even more… I actually wouldn’t call it “Take a Stand on a Second Chance.” I’d call it… “Stand on Second Chances.” or “I Stand on Second Chances.”
