[Verse 1]
Up before the sunrise
Circles under red eyes
Picking up the overtime
Bills stacked shoulder high
Mama said I'm built strong
But some days it feels wrong
Still I lace my boots on
Got a whole world to lean on my spine
[Pre-Chorus]
When that pressure
Pushes my pride to the floor
I hear November
Laugh my name at the door
[Chorus]
I carry the weight of the world
But I won’t lay it down
November in my arms
Micah yelling out loud
Yeah, I carry the weight of the world
But they light up my road
I bend, I break, I burn
Still I’m bringing it home
[Verse 2]
Micah on the front porch
Sneakers by the screen door
“Daddy, can we play more?”
Man, that hit me in the core
November in the kitchen
Singing while the rice steam glisten
Says, “Baby, this is your mission
You ain’t heavy, you’re our home”
[Pre-Chorus]
When that pressure
Got me close to the edge
I see small hands
Wrap around my leg
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
[low vocal register]
If I fall, I fall forward
Onto love, onto them
If I lose, I lose slower
‘Cause they keep me standing
[spoken, almost a prayer]
For my woman, for my boy
For our name, for our joy
I’ll take mountains, I’ll take storms
I stay fighting, staying yours
[Chorus]