[Intro]
Cruisin' down the road, silver hair, steady hands
A pebble on the pavement, a sudden, small crash lands
[Verse 1]
An old lady on the bike, wheels kiss the wind and chrome
A rock in the rhyme of the road, and suddenly she’s not alone
Neighbors rush with care, a bottle, a touch, a sigh
Medicine in a kindly hand, a whispered, soft, “live!”
[Chorus]
It stings a little, she says with a wry little grin
But the sting of life, it’s bigger than this skin
He asks if it hurts, she says it stings, it’s true
But not as much as the memories of you
[Verse 2]
An old man hovers close, steady as the dawn
Turns the medicine crystal clear, till the hurt is gone
He asks, “Does it sting?”—she nods and laughs through the pain
The road keeps rolling on, but love keeps light to the rain
[Chorus]
It stings a little, she says with a wry little grin
But the sting of life, it’s bigger than this skin
He asks if it hurts, she says it stings, it’s true
But not as much as the memories of you
[Bridge]
If wounds can heal with a touch and a memory that won’t fade
Then grit and grace ride on, through every curve they’ve braved
[Chorus]
It stings a little, she says with a wry little grin
But the sting of life, it’s bigger than this skin
He asks if it hurts, she says it stings, it’s true
But not as much as the memories of you
[Outro]
Turn the key, roll on, the road keeps teaching us to mend
Stings fade with the miles, but love remembers in the end
