50 Best Rock Songs About Second Chances in Love
Rock Songs That Feel Like a Second Chance in Love
There’s a strange ache that comes with trying again. Not the fresh-start kind, but the quiet, worn-out version where you already know how much it can hurt. You tell yourself you’ve changed, that maybe they have too, and then a song hits the air at the wrong hour of the night. The guitars sound half-hopeful, half-tired, like they’ve been through the same thing before. These tracks live in that in-between space where trust tries to rebuild itself, where you hold your breath a little longer than you mean to.
It’s funny how second chances never look like they do in movies. Sometimes it’s an argument that turns into silence that turns into laughter. Other times it’s pretending the past didn’t happen until a lyric catches you off guard and everything floods back. These songs carry the weight of that slow, uneasy reconciliation. They don’t spell out forgiveness, they circle around it. And even if a few tracks aren’t literally tied to getting back together, the feeling still hits—the same push and pull of wanting something to work when it already fell apart once.
There’s a thread that runs through pop, rock, country, and R&B songs that lean into that messy optimism, the kind that stings before it heals. These tracks echo those late-night drives or kitchen-stereo moments when the heart’s stubborn enough to believe again. Some are raw, some are soft, all a little bruised in the right way. Here are the best rock songs about second chances in love.
Top 10 Second Chance Love Rock Songs
1. 'Open Arms' by Journey
2. 'The Reason' by Hoobastank
3. 'I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)' by Meat Loaf
4. 'Is This Love' by Whitesnake
5. 'It Ain't Over 'Til It's Over' by Lenny Kravitz
6. 'Back to You' by Bryan Adams
7. 'If You Leave Me Now' by Chicago
8. 'Come Back' by Foo Fighters
9. 'Hallelujah' by Paramore
10. 'Don't Stop' by Fleetwood Mac
Rediscovering Love Rock Songs #11 to 20
11. 'I Want You Back' by The Jackson 5
12. 'Starting Over' by John Lennon
13. 'Every Breath You Take' by The Police
14. 'Love Will Keep Us Alive' by Eagles
15. 'I Don't Wanna Miss a Thing' by Aerosmith
16. 'The Best of My Love' by The Eagles
17. 'High and Dry' by Radiohead
18. 'Everlong' by Foo Fighters
19. 'Love of a Lifetime' by FireHouse
20. 'With Arms Wide Open' by Creed
Songs About Rock Relationship Reconciliation #21 to 30
21. 'You're All That Matters to Me' by Curtis Stigers
22. 'Calling All Angels' by Train
23. 'Save Me' by Queen
24. 'Patience' by Guns N' Roses
25. 'Still Loving You' by Scorpions
26. 'I Wanna Know What Love Is' by Foreigner
27. 'Hard to Say I'm Sorry' by Chicago
28. 'In Your Eyes' by Peter Gabriel
29. 'I Miss You' by blink-182
30. 'Every Day' by Buddy Holly
Rock Tracks About Another Chance in Love #31 to 40
31. 'Keep on Loving You' by REO Speedwagon
32. 'Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)' by Phil Collins
33. 'Where Are You Now' by Royal Blood
34. 'The Only Exception' by Paramore
35. 'Come Back to Me' by David Cook
36. 'The Ghost of You' by My Chemical Romance
37. 'All I Want' by Toad the Wet Sprocket
38. 'Reconciliation' by The Rolling Stones
39. 'Wait' by White Lion
40. 'I'll Be There For You' by Bon Jovi
Seeking a Fresh Start Rock Music #41 to 50
41. 'You're the Voice' by John Farnham
42. 'The World I Know' by Collective Soul
43. 'Take Me Back' by Bryan Adams
44. 'Ever Since the World Ended' by Mose Allison
45. 'Losing My Religion' by R.E.M.
46. 'I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For' by U2
47. 'Love Hurts' by Nazareth
48. 'Just Like Heaven' by The Cure
49. 'Always' by Bon Jovi
50. 'I'll Stand by You' by The Pretenders
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