Lyrics

A Mile From the Pack
(c) MHC 2026

[Verse 1]
I treat myself worse than anybody could
Always come up short when I did what I should
Held the door wide open, let 'em walk on through
They took the crown and the spotlight too

I buried all the things I wanted most
Watched my best chances turn into ghosts
Thought someday the tide would turn for me
But the world moved on so easily

[Pre-Chorus]
I fought through storms that break a man in two
When it was over, I was back where I started with you

[Chorus]
I go the extra mile, still a mile from the pack
Give my heart to everything, get nothing back
Do what's right, lose sleep all night
Still wake up in the shadow of the light
I dream so big, but I always crack
I go the extra mile, still a mile from the pack

[Verse 2]
I walked through hell and called it one more day
Beat the hardest battles, still got washed away
Square one waiting like it knows my name
Every win feels borrowed, every loss remains

I never won the prize I gave my soul to chase
Never stood first place in any race
And worst of all the truth I can't undo
I never won... I never won you

**Pre-Chorus**
You slipped away while I was proving I was strong
Turns out being strong can still be wrong

[Chorus]
I go the extra mile, still a mile from the pack
Give my heart to everything, get nothing back
Do what's right, lose sleep all night
Still wake up in the shadow of the light
I dream so big, but I always crack
I go the extra mile, still a mile from the pack

[Bridge]
I wanna believe there's something in me worth saving
But faith runs thin when the years keep taking
I don't quit, but I don't arrive
Tell me how that counts as being alive

[Final Chorus]
I go the extra mile, still a mile from the pack
Put others first until my spirit cracks
Try my best, fail the test
Always close but never blessed
I gave it all and that's the fact
I go the extra mile... still a mile from the pack

[Outro]
Yeah, I let myself down
And I never won you now