“Ghost I Buried”

Verse 1
Sun comes up before I do, boots hit the floor,
Another day of carrying what I can’t ignore.
Every scar’s a photograph that nobody can see,
The hardest man I ever fought is staring back at me.

There was a time I’d answer every word with broken bone,
Thought respect was something that could only come from stone.
Now I wear those memories like chains around my soul,
Learning every single day that hate collects its toll.

Pre-Chorus
The devil knows my first name,
He still knocks on my door.
He says, “Just one more drink, mate…”
I’ve heard that lie before.

Chorus
I don’t miss the bottle… I miss forgetting the pain,
But I’ve learned that drowning memories only makes them rain.
So I pour another coffee, let the sunrise take its place,
’Cause my kids deserve a father they can look at face to face.

The ghost I buried’s calling,
Trying to drag me back again.
But I wasn’t made to die that man…
I was made to rise from him.

Verse 2
Some nights I taste the whiskey before it leaves my mind,
A memory without a bottle, the kind that’s hard to fight.
But one sip becomes a thousand, and I know where that road goes,
Back to empty promises and blood beneath my clothes.

I’m building more than business, I’m building who I am,
A husband, father, mate who’ll keep his word because he can.
Strength ain’t throwing punches till another bloke won’t stand,
It’s walking through the fire with your heart inside your hands.

Bridge
You can keep your reputation,
Built on fear and broken pride.
I’d rather wear forgiveness
Than have another place to hide.

Every scar reminds me
I survived the man I knew.
He still whispers in the darkness…
But he don’t tell me what to do.

Final Chorus
I don’t miss the bottle… I miss escaping for a while,
But the people that I love deserve a better kind of life.
So I’ll carry every burden, every scar across my skin,
Because losing who I used to be…

Is the greatest fight I’ll win.

No, I wasn’t made to stay that man,
I wasn’t born to live that lie.
The ghost I buried can keep calling…

He can chase me…

But he can never make me die.