[Verse 1]
We were Crawford boys
Hand‑me‑down shoes, same front yard dirt
Same scraped knees, same Sunday shirts
Sharing one bed, trading one hurt
Mama yelling names like they one word
You were eight, holding on to my sleeve
Suitcase by the door, I ain’t want to believe
They said, “It ain’t you, this a paper thing”
But you saw my face and you took that sting
You thought I wanted you gone, thought I let you go
Thought I chose my peace over your soul
I stayed in that house, you rode in that car
Two kids split like a busted jar
[Chorus]
I’ll fight for you
Even when you think I turned away
I’ll fight for you
Through the nights we never got to say
I’ll fight for you
‘Til the hurt runs out of room
I’ll fight for you
I’ll fight for you
[Verse 2]
Years passed, you came back with your guard up high
New tats, hard laugh, but the same brown eyes
You said, “Where was you when they packed my life?”
I said, “I was just a kid trying not to cry”
You ain’t know ‘bout the court dates, letters in a pile
A bed left made, I just stared for a while
I punched that wall ‘til my knuckles went red
I swore your name every night in my head
Now we sit grown, on your back‑porch steps
Talking ‘bout scars like old war vets
You say, “Bro, I blamed you all that time”
I say, “Me too, I blamed me in my mind”
But we still here, same blood, same name
Two Crawford boys who outlived that flame
You lean on me, I lean on you
Different last chapters, same first two
[Chorus]
I’ll fight for you
Even when you think I turned away
I’ll fight for you
Through the nights we never got to say
I’ll fight for you
‘Til the hurt runs out of room
I’ll fight for you
I’ll fight for you
[Bridge]
[low vocal register]
For the birthday calls that never rang
For the empty seat at every game
For the little kid staring out that frame
I carry that weight, I carry your name
[whispered vocals]
If they try to move you, I’m right there
Paper, pen, front row, I swear
You’ll never have to wonder who cares
You’ll never have to doubt who’s there (who’s there)
[Chorus]
I’ll fight for you
I’ll fight for you