Intro (spoken, low, reflective)
Sometimes I just sit in the hallway…
After everybody’s asleep.
And I listen.
No yelling.
No glass breaking.
No slammed doors.
Just breathing.
And it’s crazy…
How silence used to scare the hell outta me.
Now it’s peace.
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(Soft piano comes in. Beat builds gently.)
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Verse 1
My kids don’t flinch when a door shuts loud
They don’t scan the room like danger’s around
They don’t brace for storms in a kitchen light
They just laugh and sleep through the night
They run to her when they scrape their knee
No fear in their eyes, just certainty
She kneels down slow, wipes tears away
Makes the whole damn world feel okay
Sometimes I just sit and watch
How she loves like it ain’t been taught
How she puts them before herself
Like that shit just runs in her heart
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Hook
Home feels safe
And I didn’t know what that meant
‘Til I saw her hold our babies
Like heaven was intentional
She gives them what I never had
Patience, warmth, and grace
Sometimes I look at her and think
Why the hell couldn’t I have a mom like that?
But my kids do
And that’s enough for me
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Verse 2
She remembers every little thing
Favorite colors, broken dreams
Stays up late when they can’t sleep
Even when she’s runnin’ on empty
She don’t yell just to win a fight
She don’t cut with her voice
She disciplines with steady hands
And makes correction a choice
I used to think love was loud
Sharp words and slammed doors
Now I see it’s quiet strength
And showin’ up for more
I ain’t bitter, just honest
Sometimes it still hits deep
How different my life might’ve been
If I’d known that kind of peace
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Hook
Home feels safe
And I didn’t know what that meant
‘Til I saw her hold our babies
Like heaven was intentional
She gives them what I never had
Patience, warmth, and grace
Sometimes I still wonder why
Why the hell I didn’t get that
But my kids do
And that’s enough for me
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Bridge (soft, reflective)
I don’t resent the past
I just see the contrast
She’s proof love ain’t random
It’s a choice you build to last
Maybe I didn’t get it
So I’d recognize it now
So I’d protect it like hell
And never let it break this house
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Final Hook (quieter, deeper)
Home feels safe
And that still feels strange
But every day I’m grateful
That my children don’t know that pain
She gives them what I never had
And I see it in their face
Sometimes I still ask God why
But mostly I just say thank You
Home feels safe
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Outro
I didn’t grow up in peace.
But I helped build one.
And that’s everything.
