this is my 40s

**Verse 1** In a room full of faces, he’s still on his own, Their laughter is distant, like echoes unknown. Forty years in the shadows, where friendships collide, But the emptiness lingers, and he’s trying to hide. **Chorus** He’s a shadow in the bright light, lost in the fray, A gentle soul unseen in the rush of the day. They talk of his burdens, his weight and his pain, But they miss the deep sorrow he hides in the rain. **Verse 2** His heart is a canvas, with secrets and lore, A mind full of wisdom, and stories galore. He’s met with the thinkers, the dreamers, the wise, Yet they only see a mask, not the tears in his eyes. **Chorus** He’s a shadow in the bright light, lost in the fray, A gentle soul unseen in the rush of the day. They talk of his burdens, his weight and his pain, But they miss the deep sorrow he hides in the rain. **Bridge** Two years without his son, the silence is stark, A chasm of longing, a wound in the dark. Parental divide, a pain so profound, A father’s heart aching, no solace is found. **Verse 3** His partner’s a beacon, her love’s tender light, In her gaze, he’s a universe, shining so bright. She sees through the sorrow, the burdens he bears, A profound connection, a love that declares. **Chorus** He’s a shadow in the bright light, lost in the fray, A gentle soul unseen in the rush of the day. They talk of his burdens, his weight and his pain, But they miss the deep sorrow he hides in the rain. **Outro** In the quiet of night, when the world is asleep, He dreams of a dawn where his heart can still keep. With a love that’s enduring and a wisdom so deep, He waits for the day when his soul can find peace.