50 Best Rock Songs About Second Chances
Rock Tracks That Feel Like Second Chances
There’s a strange kind of rush when life gives you another swing at something you thought was gone. It hits quiet at first, like static under the noise of everything else. You catch yourself thinking maybe things could line up this time, maybe not, but it’s enough to make you turn the volume up. Rock music has always lived in that tension, the part between failure and the spark that drags you back into motion. These tracks lean into that uneasy hope, the kind that sounds bruised but alive.
Some of these songs trace the shape of starting over, while others circle it from the edges. They might talk about love, regret, or climbing out of some mess that changed everything. A few aren’t literally tied to second chances at all, but something in the chord shifts or the way the vocals crack makes them fit right in. You can hear the scrape of old mistakes, the quiet promise buried under noise. They belong to the same wide space where pop, rock, country, and R&B songs all echo that same flicker of wanting to try again.
This isn’t the kind of music that smooths anything over. It sounds rough around the edges, wired with the pulse of people who messed up, looked back, and still moved forward anyway. These songs don’t preach redemption or neat endings. They sit in the in-between and turn it up loud. Here are the best rock songs about second chances.
## Top 10 Second Chance Rock Songs
1. 'Second Chance' by Shinedown
2. '(Just Like) Starting Over' by John Lennon
3. 'The Heart of the Matter' by Don Henley
4. 'Amazing' by Aerosmith
5. 'Dare You to Move' by Switchfoot
6. 'New Skin' by Incubus
7. 'What I've Done' by Linkin Park
8. 'Every Day Is a Winding Road' by Sheryl Crow
9. 'Change' by Blind Melon
10. 'Second Chance' by .38 Special
## Songs for a Fresh Start #11 to 20
11. 'Don't Stop Believin'' by Journey
12. 'You Learn' by Alanis Morissette
13. 'Beautiful Day' by U2
14. 'Here Comes the Sun' by The Beatles
15. 'The Sound of Silence' by Disturbed
16. 'The House is Rockin'' by Stevie Ray Vaughan
17. 'Vindicated' by Dashboard Confessional
18. 'Walk Away' by Kelly Clarkson
19. 'Hold On Loosely' by .38 Special
20. 'Solsbury Hill' by Peter Gabriel
## Finding Redemption in Rock Music #21 to 30
21. 'Landslide' by Fleetwood Mac
22. 'To Forgive' by The Smashing Pumpkins
23. 'Tonight, Tonight' by The Smashing Pumpkins
24. 'Dig' by Incubus
25. 'Breathe Again' by Alter Bridge
26. 'One Step Closer' by Linkin Park
27. 'Right Now' by Van Halen
28. 'All Things Must Pass' by George Harrison
29. 'I Will Buy You a New Life' by Everclear
30. 'New Beginning' by Tracy Chapman
## Rock Songs About Leaving the Past Behind #31 to 40
31. 'It's My Life' by Bon Jovi
32. 'Breakaway' by Kelly Clarkson
33. 'My Sacrifice' by Creed
34. 'New Day' by Bon Jovi
35. 'The Best of Me' by Mýa
36. 'Simple Man' by Lynyrd Skynyrd
37. 'Wake Me Up When September Ends' by Green Day
38. 'That Was Yesterday' by Foreigner
39. 'All Is Forgiven' by Jellyfish
40. 'Second Chances' by Imagine Dragons
## Rock Songs for a Positive Outlook #41 to 50
41. 'Come Clean' by Hilary Duff
42. 'The World I Know' by Collective Soul
43. 'The Great Escape' by Boys Like Girls
44. 'Start Over' by Abandoned Pools
45. 'Carry On Wayward Son' by Kansas
46. 'I Can See Clearly Now' by Johnny Nash
47. 'A Change Is Gonna Come' by Sam Cooke
48. 'The Climb' by Miley Cyrus
49. 'Starting Over' by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
50. 'I Forgive You' by Kelly Clarkson
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