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Alarm clock cries before the sun

Coffee’s cold but the day’s begun

Tiny shoes by the front door line

Every step I take is for their climb

Bills stack tall like judgment calls

Echo louder than church hall walls

But I lace my boots, I don’t break down

Even saints wore a working crown

They don’t see the nights I pray

With tired hands and a heart halfway

I’m working hard, yeah I’m holding on

Building life from dusk to dawn

They say I’m lost, say I’ve gone astray

But I’m the reason my kids are okay

If love’s a sin, then let it be

I’ll carry that cross they hand to me

Their voices loud, but they don’t know

These hands are the ones that help them grow

Whispers dressed in holy robes

Throwing stones in parables

Call me absent, call me wrong

But I’m right here where I belong

Lunchbox notes and midnight tears

Fighting through the doubt and fear

Every paycheck, every scar

Proof of just how strong we are

Faith ain’t always dressed in white

Sometimes it works the late-night shift

I’m working hard, yeah I’m holding on

Building life from dusk to dawn

They say I’m lost, say I’ve gone astray

But I’m the reason my kids are okay

If love’s a sin, then let it be

I’ll carry that cross they hand to me

Their voices loud, but they don’t know

These hands are the ones that help them grow

Let ‘em preach from polished pews

I’m out here walking worn-out shoes

God knows truth behind these eyes

He don’t measure love by alibis

If sacrifice had a face

It’d look like me in this place

Holding worlds they’ll never see

Still standing when I’m weak

I’m working hard, yeah I’m standing strong

They can judge me all day long

But my babies know my name

And love don’t play their little games

If heaven’s real, it’s in their smiles

Worth every tear, every mile

Their voices fade, but mine won’t bend

I’d do it all again, again

So let ‘em talk, let ‘em pray

I’m building heaven my own way