a young couple just married they took out their first mortgage they can barely afford it but theyre getting by lost his job on monday expecting their first baby with mouths to feed and bills to pay hows he gonna provide well ya took a chance a shot in the dark you can crash and burn from a broken heart stop and breathe when you aint that strong or you can chase those shadows all day long he enlisted on friday in a year hed be back again but when her calls stopped coming in he prayed they were alright when his tour ended he came back to an empty home except a ring and a letter left on the bedroom floor well ya took a chance a shot in the dark you can crash and burn from a broken heart stop and breathe when you aint that strong or you can chase those shadows all day long sometimes you dont have the answers its so hard to live with the anger you can fall apart or come undone or you can chase those shadows til theyre gone it doesnt have to be this way you can walk through your pain get back up again well ya took a chance a shot in the dark you can crash and burn from a broken heart stop and breathe when you aint that strong or you can chase those shadows all day long sometimes you dont have the answers its so hard to live with the anger you can fall apart or come undone or you can chase those shadows til theyre gone