What happens to our dreams of life, love, and the future when reality takes a different turn? Sometimes we grieve not only what we have lost, but also the life that never unfolded as we imagined. When I meet Ward Hayden and Greg Hall ahead of their concert at Debaser, our conversation about friendship, Springsteen, and the new album *Forever Homesick* becomes a story of longing, reconciliation, and finding a sense of home in an ever-changing world. And of music’s ability to put into words feelings we have yet to fully understand ourselves.