The Good Ones

Verse

You caught me by the exit door

When my doubt was running high

You said, "Go build your vision, friend,

And I'll be the first to buy."

A decade drifted down the stream

Through shifting tides and space

Until a twist of quiet fate

Brought back your smiling face.

Chorus

Oh, the good ones leave a shadow

That is brighter than the sun

They don't measure up their triumphs

By the battles they have won.

They just lift the people round them

Leave a hallway feeling warm

The first to believe in a dreamer's dream,

And an anchor in the storm.

Verse

The corporate papers finally signed

The ancient word made true

But far beyond the dotted line

It was the friend we knew.

You traded boardrooms for the joy

Of grandkids in the spring

Giving away your golden hours

To every local thing.

Bridge

Now I'm staring at my phone screen

Waiting for a text to light

Hoping denial’s just a mist

That clears into the night.

But you didn't just walk out the door,

You stepped into the next

Leaving an entire community

Completely, deeply blessed.

Chorus

Oh, the good ones leave a shadow

That is brighter than the sun

They don't measure up their triumphs

By the battles they have won.

They just lift the people round them

Leave a hallway feeling warm

The first to believe in a dreamer's dream,

And an anchor in the storm.

Outro

I'm better for the trust you gave

Better for the road we paved.

Rest easy, my friend.

The first to believe...

And the best to the end.