[Verse 1]
My old man stood tall
By the back door light
He put that worn key
Right in my hand tonight
Said, "Son, this house
Don't run on pride"
"It runs on blood
And what you guard inside" (guard inside)
[Pre-Chorus]
Now my boy is born
Tiny fists, warm breath
I hear my father
In that first cry next
[Chorus]
Now it’s on me
Now it’s on me
Head of the house
I’ll hold the line for my family
Now it’s on me
Now it’s on me
If you want my blood
You come through me
[Verse 2]
I rock that cradle
With a bruised up heart
Three generations
In a one-room start
My wife looks at me
Like she knows the score
I’m not a boy now
I’m the locked front door (locked front door)
[Pre-Chorus]
I hear the warning
In the old man’s tone
Take care of your own
Or you stand alone
[Chorus]
Now it’s on me
Now it’s on me
Head of the house
I’ll hold the line for my family
Now it’s on me
Now it’s on me
If you want my blood
You come through me
[Bridge]
Half-time heartbeat
Knuckles white on the frame
I learned my father’s rage
And I learned his name
I won’t bow
I won’t break
That little life behind me
Is mine to take (mine to take)
[Final Chorus]
Now it’s on me
Now it’s on me
Head of the house
I’ll hold the line for my family
Now it’s on me
Now it’s on me
If you want my blood
You come through me
Now it’s on me
Now it’s on me (on me)
I pass it on
When my son stands next to me