Country music star Brett Young continues to share tracks from his upcoming project, THE ACOUSTIC SESSIONS EP, out September 13th. The singer-songwriter has released the latest spin on his autobiographical song “Chapters.” Weaving his life story across four minutes and captivating fans with his voice, the fresh track reunites Young with co-writer and longtime friend singer-songwriter Gavin DeGraw as they record a stripped-down version at Blackbird Studios in Nashville, TN.
Watch the “Chapters” video below!
“This song is so special to me. It’s exactly my life,” Young shares. “Getting to revisit and retool it with Gavin was a really cool experience, especially now that I’m in an exciting new stage of my life. I hope the fans feel like they can relate to it too and enjoy the new spin we put on it!”
“Chapters” Lyrics
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
Sundays, he was 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
There’s no perfect 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, mmm
Phase two, overwhelmed by attention
Everybody expectin’ perfection
Throw a ball, then you’ll have it all
Best thing I ever heard
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’s sounds rough, doesn’t it?
I wish I knew back then
There’s no perfect 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
The chapters of my life
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
And right now I can hear God laughin’
Guess he must have heard my plans
And my odes, thought it was a joke
Gave me more than I could ask
And I wish I knew back then, oh
There’s no perfect life
You can’t hold back time (Can’t hold back time)
But you hold on tight (And you hold on tight)
Hopin’ you might find
Every page you turn (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
Chapters of my, chapters of my life
Chapters of my life
Chapters of my, yeah
The chapters of my life
Ooh, my life
The chapters of my life, oh
Mmm-mmm
