3rd Place | “Unfinished Song”

3rd Place
“Unfinished Song”
Mike Blottenberger
Hanover, Pennsylvania

Sometimes it gets a little crowded
Livin’ in this small town
Where the sidewalks and my dreams
Can easily track me down

Some nights I can actually see
The stars above the stars
As I sit on my doorstep
Strumming this second-hand guitar

(Chorus)
(Now/’Cause) I can’t tell you how many times
I find myself writing rhymes
Where they don’t really belong
But I’m so thankful my life is still
An unfinished song

Today I heard the preacher say,
“Don’t do anything to excess.”
Yet I spend hours missing her smile
And if I had to confess

Maybe what I want I shouldn’t have
Grabbin’ at things way too fast
Like some raging and untamed fire
That just wasn’t meant to last

(Repeat chorus)

(Bridge)
Oh why don’t I just let the composer upstairs
Do what He does best
And give my ego a much needed rest

(Repeat chorus)

(Tag)
Yes, I thank God my life is still
An unfinished song.