**Verse 1**  
Rowan, you caught the sunrise on your Canon,  
Tangled hair and boots laced up for dawn  
We chased the ridgelines, breathless, side by side  
Laughing at the way your playlists always get it wrong  
Stacked up bad pop songs in the backseat,  
Windows down, and stories flowing free  
Those late-night talks—you said “just be yourself,”  
And that meant everything to me  

**Pre-Chorus**  
Now you’re packing boxes, dreams up on the shelf  
But you know your heart’s always somewhere else  

**Chorus**  
So here’s to the roads ahead,  
To the wild new trails you’ll tread  
You see the world in quiet frames,  
Film and light and honest names  
Rowan, you’ve always been true  
And I couldn’t be more proud of you  

**Verse 2**  
Under pine trees, you’d find poetry in silence  
Sketching memories in the way light bends  
Found beauty in the everyday,  
You taught me how beginnings hide in ends  
Friends for years, and still I can’t quite say  
How simple moments turn to gold this way  

**Pre-Chorus**  
You’re chasing something bigger,  
Leaves and laughter in your wake  
Every mile you wander,  
You give more than you take  

**Chorus**  
So here’s to the roads ahead,  
To the wild new trails you’ll tread  
You see the world in quiet frames,  
Film and light and honest names  
Rowan, you’ve always been true  
And I couldn’t be more proud of you  

**Bridge**  
The world spins on, but you’re steady as the pines  
With every click of the shutter, you capture your own time  
Who you are is who you’ve always been—  
A genuine friend  

**Chorus**  
So here’s to the roads ahead,  
To the wild new trails you’ll tread  
You see the world in quiet frames,  
Film and light and honest names  
Rowan, you’ve always been true  
And I couldn’t be more proud of you  

**Outro**  
The sun sets soft, but you carry the view  
Rowan, I’m so proud of you