Finding Myself Again

(Inspired by the fun outdoors vibe of “Huntin’, Fishin’, and Lovin’ Every Day”)Topic: A veteran healing in the outdoorsTone: Hopeful, earthy, upbeat, long-form storytelling
Verse 1
I spent too many months in concrete roomsWhere the walls hummed with the ghosts of war.Came home jumpy, restless, half-asleep—Didn’t know who I was anymore.So I grabbed my rod, grabbed my rifle,Threw my gear in the truck bed clean.Drove out past the county lineWhere the world still feels like something green.First cast in the lake felt like breathing again,First deer track in mud felt like an old friend.
Verse 2
The woods talk soft when they know you’re hurting,Branches whisper things the world won’t say.I sat by the fire, watched embers float up,Let the silence chase the fear away.Caught a bass big enough to brag to the boys,Shot clay pigeons ‘til I found my poise.With each sunrise, each trail, each breath—I stitched myself back from the edge of death.
Pre-Chorus
Healing don’t always look like a doctor’s plan—Sometimes it’s mud, wind, and a riverbank stand.
Chorus
Hunting, fishing, and finding myself again—Out where the wild keeps teaching me to mend.Where the sun hits right and the world feels still,Where I can outrun the memories that kill.Give me a rod, a rifle, a long dirt bend—I’m hunting, fishing, and finally living again.
Bridge
I ain’t hiding from life—just learning how to feelEverything real, everything real.

* Influence: Heartland country uplift (original)

If you want, I can also create:
🔥 More long-form Riley Roll originals
🎵 A full album including all these songs
📘 Backstories for each song
🎤 Duet versions
Just tell me what’s next, partner.