[Verse 1]
I clock in hurt
I clock out worse
Same four walls
Same quiet curse
No one says thanks
No one sees hands
I carry it all
Like blood in sand
[Pre-Chorus]
Still I get up
Still I lace my shoes
Two small voices
Got too much to lose
[Chorus]
I keep on breathing for my kids
I keep on breathing for my kids
When my name gets lost
They still know who I is
I want a love that knows my scars
Not a hand that leaves when it gets hard
I keep on breathing for my kids
I keep on breathing for my kids
[Verse 2]
I laugh at work
Then swallow the hurt
Smile for the boys
Then drive home shirtless and dirt
I stare in the glass
At a face gone thin
Ask if I’m enough
Then do it again
[Pre-Chorus]
Still I get up
Still I lock that door
Little footsteps
Keep me coming home for more
[Chorus]
I keep on breathing for my kids
I keep on breathing for my kids
When my name gets lost
They still know who I is
I want a love that knows my scars
Not a hand that leaves when it gets hard
I keep on breathing for my kids
I keep on breathing for my kids
[Bridge]
If you held me close
You’d find the crack
A man can break
And still come back
I don’t need perfect
I need real
Someone to love me
For what I feel
[Final Chorus]
I keep on breathing for my kids
I keep on breathing for my kids
When my name gets lost
They still know who I is
I want a love that knows my scars
Not a hand that leaves when it gets hard
I keep on breathing for my kids
I keep on breathing for my kids
[Outro]
I keep on breathing
I keep on breathing
For my kids