Something To Write About

I've been tryin' for so long to write my first song
I don't know what to say
Yeah, I've been racking my brain
I said a prayer to the good Lord
Helped me string together a few chords
Somethin' that'll build my sound
And give me something to write about

Then he told me, "Son, all you need to do is think of 
All that I've done for you
And how everything that you've been through 
Has made you into the man you are now"

And it dawned on me that he was right
God, I wish I could see things through your eyes
When I'm lookin' 'round
Yeah, maybe all the hard times 
Are something to write about

Then he gave me a flashback
Of our little rat pack
All the memories we made
And all the songs we sang
Yeah, I think back to the bonfires
Dirt road truck bed church choirs
All the boys in one place
Yeah, that's the stuff you can't erase

Oh, I thing back to all those friends
From ball field nights to dirty dead ends
I gave you all the arms up's and downs
The good times, bad times, and in and outs, I knew
You need something to look back on
To make you whole and keep you strong
So I, I gave your brothers to have your back
No doubt
That's something to write about

He showed me another truth
I keep remembering us and thinkin' of you
I can't help but go back to all the times we shared
And you leaving so soon

I hope now that you see why 
I let you have letdowns and let you cry sometimes
I've given you plenty of smiles and couple friend
And that's something to write about
Yeah, something to write about, oh yeah