Past Is Practice

I was talkin' about the past the other night with my pops

And he said "Son we all got regrets all that we can do is accept that it's over learn from it and move on"

He said you got it all wrong you gotta move on

You can't keep singin' that sad ol' song

You have to fight to urge to reminisce

You can push rewind in your mind

It ain't nothin' but a waste of time

Today's the day get past this

'Cause the past is practice

Another long night down in GA watchin' my whole life replay

Under my eye lids everything I did still rides with me these days

How could I let her love go how could I let my life get

This out of hand I'm talkin' bout the man this here is right where I sit

I was raised on deep southern values

Life treats you just like how you

Treat life, you better think twice

But if you blink twice it goes on without you

I'm sittin' here livin' in circles

Somehow I gotta turn it into a straight line

I know anything worth havin' takes time

But if patience is a virtue it ain't mine

I ain't ever been concerned with tomorrow

But yesterday visits me nightly

At the bottom of a glass just waitin' on my ass to tell me what might be

Had I cut it out sooner, or had I held on longer

Then I hear a voice in my head so clear

The past is practice it makes you stronger

He said you got it all wrong you gotta move on

You can't keep singin' that sad ol' song

You have to fight to urge to reminisce

You can push rewind in your mind

It ain't nothin' but a waste of time

Today's the day get past this

'Cause the past is practice

I see now the blessin's the lesson

What's that sayin' what's that expression

Yesterday's history tomorrow's a mystery today is a gift that's why they call it present

I know that sounds good, when you're sayin' it to somebody else

But when it's your turn and your heart hurts it ain't really a whole lot of help

But it's like my pops says everybody's got regrets I guess

Try as you might, cry and fight it they ain't gon' change it so why stress

But we can change tomorrow, with a well played today

The lights are on and life goes on

Until it don't which makes you say

He said you got it all wrong you gotta move on

You can't keep singin' that sad ol' song

You have to fight to urge to reminisce

You can push rewind in your mind

It ain't nothin' but a waste of time

Today's the day get past this

'Cause the past is practice

I mean the fact is there is no finer way to waste time

Than to be caught up obsession about the past

It's gone, it's gone forever move on love today

He said you got it all wrong you gotta move on

You can't keep singin' that sad ol' song

You have to fight to urge to reminisce

You can push rewind in your mind

It ain't nothin' but a waste of time

Today's the day get past this

'Cause the past is practice