From the recording My Life in Words and Music Reimagined Edition
Long Before We Began (Duet Version)
Reimagined as a heartfelt duet, this version transforms the song into a shared reflection on a love story that was written long before two people ever met. Blending male and female voices, it celebrates the belief that some connections feel destined, as if the threads of two lives were quietly weaving together long before the journey began.
Lyrics
Long Before We Began
Verse 1
Why is it you learn the reason of life
Only when the ending’s near?
You walk through years without the answers,
Searching through the doubt and fear.
Verse 2
You live the life that you were given,
Every road you choose to take,
But every turn and every moment
Is a path you couldn’t break.
Pre-Chorus
You try to change the direction,
Try to fight the unseen hand,
But every step you thought you altered
Was already in the plan.
Chorus
Maybe the reasons come too late to see,
Maybe the truth waits patiently.
Every choice and every bend
Leads you where it had to end.
And all the answers we’ve been seeking
Were written long before we began.
Verse 3
You think you’re steering through the darkness,
Writing stories of your own,
But every chapter, every heartbeat
Moves you closer to the known.
Bridge
So when the quiet finally finds you
And the noise of life is gone,
You see the pattern in the pieces
That were guiding you along.
Final Chorus
Maybe the reasons come too late to see,
But every step was meant to be.
Every road and every friend
Led you to this final end.
And all the answers we’ve been seeking
Were there from the very first day.