Open Court Days

[Verse 1]
They handed me a map
With rules in every fold
Wake up, work, repeat
That’s how the old road goes

But I kept my own breath
And listened to my knees
They said, “You’ve done enough”
Now I can let life breathe

[Pre-Chorus]
I traded should for choice
I traded strain for sleep
I put my name on joy
And kept the things I need

[Chorus]
Open court days
Open heart days
I’m living how I want
Open court days
Open heart days
I’m rich in the life I’ve got
(Oh-oh, I’ve got)

[Verse 2]
My hands still know the labor
But now they hold your child
Grandchildren in the garden
Running wild and wild

Health in my walking
Wealth in my time
A second home in laughter
A brighter line in my life

[Pre-Chorus]
I broke the family script
I let the old rules fade
I am not late to living
I just arrived this way

[Chorus]
Open court days
Open heart days
I’m living how I want
Open court days
Open heart days
I’m rich in the life I’ve got
(Oh-oh, I’ve got)

[Bridge]
Let them keep their ladders
I found a better view
A morning with my grands
And a match I can still move

The score is not the hours
The score is how I feel
Strong in my own skin
And smiling at the deal

[Chorus]
Open court days
Open heart days
I’m living how I want
Open court days
Open heart days
I’m rich in the life I’ve got
(Oh-oh, I’ve got)

[Outro]
Open court days
Open heart days
My hands are free at last
(Free at last)
Open court days
Open heart days
I’m living in the good I asked