Never Quit

(Inspired vibe: “Greatest Love Story” — life-long bond; twist: built around deployment separation)Topic: A couple who survived war, distance, heartbreak, and grew strongerTone: Romantic, nostalgic, long-form narrative*
Verse 1
We were kids skipping stones on the river bend,Shared first cigarettes behind the schoolyard fence.You wore sundresses, I wore worn-out jeans,We talked forever about our wild dreams.At seventeen, I kissed you by the old barn door,You whispered you’d never loved like that before.But life pulled hard and I shipped out fast—Boots in the sand, you praying I’d last.
Verse 2
We tried letters, FaceTime calls,But distance builds a thousand walls.You cried once saying you couldn’t wait,Said you felt stuck in a state of fate.We broke apart without screaming fights,Just two tired hearts losing their light.But when I came home with a limp and scars,You were right there waiting beneath the stars.
Pre-Chorus
Some love breaks, some bends, some stays—Ours found a way through the hardest days.
Chorus
This is our greatest love story,Written in sweat and pain and glory.Through distance, doubt, and oceans wide,We found our way to the other side.Not perfect, not easy, but tried and true—Baby, my greatest story is you.
Bridge
Love like ours don’t fade or fold—It grows stronger with every storm we’ve told.

* Instruments: Acoustic, fiddle, piano, drums with brushes, light electric