Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Brett Young
Lead Vocals
Gavin DeGraw
Piano
Dann Huff
Electric Guitar
Ilya Toshinskiy
Acoustic Guitar
Derek Wells
Electric Guitar
Jimmie Lee Sloas
Bass Guitar
Ben Caver
Background Vocals
Charlie Judge
Keyboards
Ross Copperman
Programming
Aaron Sterling
Drums
David Huff
Programming
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Brett Young
Songwriter
Gavin DeGraw
Songwriter
Ross Copperman
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Dann Huff
Producer
Jimmy Harnen
Executive Producer
Justin Niebank
Mixing Engineer
Adam Ayan
Mastering Engineer
David Huff
Editing Engineer
Gabe Burch
Assistant Recording Engineer
Ben Caver
Additional Engineer
Noah Needleman
Additional Engineer
Seth Morton
Recording Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
In chapter one, I was raised on the Dodgers
Every boy wants to be like his father
In Little League, when he was coachin' me
I was hangin' on every word
[Verse 2]
Sundays, he's the one who would lead us
Taught me everything I know about Jesus
Front row, he's on a roll, and I'm hangin' on every word
It sounds nice, doesn't it?
I wish that I knew back then
[Verse 3]
There's no perfect in life, you can't hold back time
But you hold on tight, hopin' you might find
Every page you turn is a lesson learned
Ain't we all, ain't we all just tryna get it right?
These are the chapters of my life
[Verse 4]
Phase two, overwhelmed by attention
Everybody expectin' perfection
Throw a ball, then you'll have it all
Best thing I ever heard
[Verse 5]
Things change in the blink of an eyelid
Guess my body knew way more than I did
Doc said, "You'll never play again"
Worst thing I ever heard
It sounds rough, doesn't it?
I wish I knew back then
[Verse 6]
There's no perfect in life, you can't hold back time
But you hold on tight, hoping you might find
Every page you turn is a lesson learned
Ain't we all, ain't we all just tryna get it right?
These are the chapters of my life
The chapters of my life
[Verse 7]
Truth is that we all got stories
Gotta fail on your way to glory
Takes time tryna get it right
But every future has a past
[Verse 8]
And right now I can hear God laughin'
Guess he must have heard my plans
And my hopes, thought it was a joke
Gave me more than I could ask
And I wish I knew back then, oh
[Verse 9]
There's no perfect in life
You can't hold back time (Hold back time)
But you hold on tight (But you hold on tight)
Hoping you might find
Every page you turn (Every page you turn)
Is a lesson learned
Ain't we all, ain't we all just tryna get it right?
These are the chapters of my life
The chapters of my life
The chapters of my life
The chapters of my life
Ooh, my life (The chapters of my life)
Written by: Brett Young, Gavin DeGraw, Ross Copperman