To me this song, like a few other Bon Jovi songs, is about living life to the fullest. It's about recognizing that no matter the situation you find yourself in, things are destined to get better. "This isn't how your story ends, my friends, it's just a fork along the road" implies the path you take in life isn't a dead end, but capable of branching off into new territory and opportunities. The second verse after the chorus seems to be about how life isn't perfect, and people leave, but an imperfect life is how things are meant to be and is no less worth living, and things can always get better.
To me this song, like a few other Bon Jovi songs, is about living life to the fullest. It's about recognizing that no matter the situation you find yourself in, things are destined to get better. "This isn't how your story ends, my friends, it's just a fork along the road" implies the path you take in life isn't a dead end, but capable of branching off into new territory and opportunities. The second verse after the chorus seems to be about how life isn't perfect, and people leave, but an imperfect life is how things are meant to be and is no less worth living, and things can always get better.