All That Will Never Be

All that will never be
Beauty in the world I won’t get to see
Faith I could have had and been more free
All that will never be

Loved ones I’ll no longer embrace
Boyhood dreams I won’t get to chase
Ways I could have been more true to me
All that will never be

Times I could have swung for a home run
Fights I could have fought maybe even won
Seeds if I planted now be a tree
All that will never be

Days I worried and there wasn’t a need
Wisdom I knew but didn’t heed
A door I could have opened for I had the key
All that will never be

Thrills of the heart and heartache
Where I could have given instead of take
Walks hand in hand my girl and me
All that will never be

All God’s creatures I won’t get to meet
Plans I had but I didn’t complete
The years wasted chasin’ certainty
All that will never be

Kind words felt but left unsaid
A message of hope I could have spread
When I wanted more but had plenty
All that will never be

Love that might have been but left behind
Cause one of us had a change of mind
Dreams that will remain fantasy
All that will never be

We’re born and from that moment forth
We’re guessing which way is our true north
Is God happy with what I did with me?
All that will never be

But when we imagine what might have been
We tend to write the story with the happier end
When maybe this life was just right for me
Including all that will never be

So best not to dwell on this too long
There’s one day on the calendar where I belong
One time on the clock to treat preciously