Just Love Me

[Verse 1]
Tried to walk the line
Dad
Kept my boots in the dirt
Head high
But the bottle
The bills
The bad luck
Turned my "I'll try" into "I tried"
Got a picture of my little boy
Folded
Fading in my worn-out jeans
His momma built a wall around him
And left me talking to a screen
[Chorus]
Just love me
Is that asking too much
From the people with my name
With my blood
With my touch
Make my father proud
Let my son look up someday and see
There was a man in the middle
Just begging
"please
Just love me"
[Verse 2]
Sister says I’m selfish
Brother says I never call back
Mama prays over Sunday dishes
While we’re circling the same old lack
Family throwing sharp words
Like bottles shattering on the ground
Hard to tell who really cares
When they only show up to tear me down
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
[low vocal register]
I ain’t asking for a free ride
I’ll carry every stone I carved
If I could hear "I’m proud of you"
That one time
That one line
My heart might finally soften
[Chorus]

rock, Dusty crossroads blend of blues-rock and country. Male vocals with a worn, soulful grit over twangy electric guitar, steady rimshot snare, and warm bass. Verses stay intimate and restrained, almost confessional; chorus rises with bigger drums, organ pads, and stacked harmonies. Guitar licks answer vocal phrases, and a short, aching solo bridges the last hook., blues, country