This album is a collection of songs written from the middle of life — not the beginning, not the end. These are stories about mistakes, responsibility, loss, healing, and the hard work of becoming better than you used to be.

The songs touch on family, addiction, faith, regret, resilience, and honoring the people we’ve hurt and the people we’ve lost. Some tracks are quiet and reflective, others are raw and heavy, but all of them come from the same place: telling the truth and living with it.

This record isn’t about pretending things turned out perfect. It’s about showing up anyway. About trying again when you’ve failed. About carrying the weight, learning from it, and choosing to move forward with honesty and purpose.

If you’ve ever looked back and wished you’d done things differently — this one’s for you.

Thanks for listening.

— Billy Pumphrey

I Keep Trying, But I Suck at It

Verse 1

I already know your name
It’s been with me a while
Said it out loud in empty rooms
Wondered if it’d make me smile

I don’t know your laugh yet
Or how your eyes will shine
But I know I’m trying every day
To get my life right

Pre-Chorus

I’m learning how to be steady
Learning how to stand
Trying to become the kind of man
You can trust with your hand

Chorus

Charlotte, someday I’ll hold you close
And everything will slow
All the reasons I kept pushing on
Will finally make sense, I know

I’ll be your shelter when it rains
Your safe place to land
No matter where this life takes you
You’ll always have your dad

Verse 2

I hope you chase what makes you laugh
Not what people expect
I hope you learn your worth real early
And don’t settle for less

I hope you love this life you’re given
Don’t make yourself small
And if someone ever breaks your heart
I’ll be there when you fall

Pre-Chorus 2

I’ll teach you how to speak your mind
And still be kind
How to walk away from anything
That crosses the line

And when the world gets heavy
And you don’t know what to do
You’ll always have my shoulder
And my truth

Chorus

Charlotte, I’ll show up every time
Every win, every loss
I’ll love you without conditions
No matter what it costs

I’ll let you grow, I’ll let you run
But I won’t disappear
No matter how old you get
I’ll always be right here

Bridge (quiet, breaking)

Writing this song right now
Has got tears on my face
I’m sitting here wishing you were real
Standing right in this place

All I want is for you to be here
In this world with me
Every empty room I’m in tonight
Is full of who you’ll be

Final Chorus

Charlotte, you’re already changing me
Even though you’re not here
Every step I take from here on out
Is trying to get me there

I’ll give you roots, I’ll give you wings
I’ll do the best I can
I’ll spend my whole life proving
I was worth becoming a better man

Outro (spoken / fading)

I haven’t met you yet
But I already know
I’m doing everything I can
So when you get here
I’ll be ready to be your dad

Songs About Rain

Gary Allan

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