Verse 1
I learned young how to disappear,
Keep my head down, hide the fear.
Words on the page wouldn’t stay in line,
And everybody else was miles ahead of mine.
They said, “That boy could be something someday,”
Like I wasn’t trying every damn day.
I got good at laughing when the jokes cut deep,
Got good at running on too little sleep.
Pre-Chorus
I’ve spent my whole life trying to prove
I belong in every room I walk into.
Chorus
I’ve been working twice as hard
Just to make it half as far,
Carrying a restless mind
And a beat-up, hopeful heart.
I don’t always say “I love you”
Like a better man might do,
But every mile and every scar,
Baby, they all lead back to you.
I’m still learning who I am,
Still trying to be that man,
Yeah, I’ve been working twice as hard
For the ones who hold my heart.
Verse 2
There was a time we had nowhere to stay,
Just a scared young kid trying to find his way.
I learned what it means when the lights go cold,
How fast a child can start feeling old.
I never fit the shape they wanted me in,
Too loud, too quiet, too different again.
So I built these walls and I buried it down,
Now the hardest words won’t come out of my mouth.
Pre-Chorus
But when my children look at me,
I see the man I still want to be.
Chorus
I’ve been working twice as hard
Just to make it half as far,
Carrying a restless mind
And a beat-up, hopeful heart.
I don’t always say “I love you”
Like a better man might do,
But every mile and every scar,
Baby, they all lead back to you.
I’m still learning who I am,
Still trying to be that man,
Yeah, I’ve been working twice as hard
For the ones who hold my heart.
Bridge
I know I miss the little things,
Working late and chasing dreams.
I know sometimes I’m there, but gone,
My mind still racing with the morning on.
And I’m sorry for the nights you needed more,
For every feeling I kept behind a door.
But I swear I’m fighting every day
To give you more than what was given me.
Breakdown
I’m not broken, I’m just wired
Like a runaway train and a brushfire.
I’ve made mistakes, but I’ve come this far,
With a stubborn soul and a family in my arms.
Final Chorus
I’ve been working twice as hard
Just to make it half as far,
Carrying a restless mind
And a beat-up, hopeful heart.
I may never say it perfect,
But I hope you know it’s true:
Every fight and every failure
Was me trying to come through.
I’m still learning how to stand,
Still becoming that man.
And when the whole world gets too hard,
You remind me who we are.
Yeah, I’ve been working twice as hard
For the ones who hold my heart.
Outro
They said that I could be something someday.
I hope you know—you’re why I found my way.
