You Have the Heart of Your Dad

Brooke, Haley, listen close

I been carryin' this load

Wish I were a better dad

That truth still hurts the most

I tried hard, I really did

Hands dirty, heart exposed

Some days I came up short

Still I stayed and held the rope

I wore the bruises like a name

Kept on walkin' through the flame

Lost parts of me along the way

But I never quit the game

Heart of your dad

Heart of your dad

Hold that close, hold that close

Heart of your dad

Heart of your dad

Still alive, still on the road

Survived war, came back changed

Came home to a broken frame

Fucked up marriage, shattered glass

Still I said your names

Almost been murdered, yeah

Attack from every side

At every level, I got hit

Still I kept my pride

I wore the bruises like a name

Kept on walkin' through the flame

Lost parts of me along the way

But I never quit the game

Heart of your dad

Heart of your dad

Hold that close, hold that close

Heart of your dad

Heart of your dad

Still alive, still on the road

If I could rewrite every night

I would make it softer for you

If I could give you better years

I'd give you better truth

I broke, I bent, I bled, I learned

I carried scars like proof

If you need something to lean on

Let my beating heart be yours

Heart of your dad

Heart of your dad

Hold that close, hold that close

Heart of your dad

Heart of your dad

I survived, so you could grow

Heart of your dad

Heart of your dad

Keep it near, let it show