[Intro]
(soft)
Yeah…
Some nights I swear I still see you…
Music loud…
Family outside…
Everybody laughing…
You still there…
[Verse 1]
Summer nights, speakers on
Everybody singing to their favorite songs
Me and my brothers running through the yard
Never thought life could hit this hard
You had everybody feeling like family
Even if they wasn’t blood, they had a seat
That’s the kinda love you gave away for free
Now I see what you were trying to teach me
Said watch who you trust
Everybody ain’t solid
Everybody say they love you
Till they gotta prove it
I didn’t get it then
Now I do
Funny how life made me grow into your truth
[Pre-Chorus]
I wish I knew
Those days were moments I’d replay
Over and over again
[Chorus]
Every time the music play
I swear I see your face
Standing by the grill
Like you never walked away
And I still talk to you
Even though you’re far away
Hope I’m making you proud
With every move I make
And I know life changed
But some things never change
Every time the music play
You’re still standing there
[Verse 2]
Seventh grade, everything shifted
Cancer came but your spirit stayed different
Never let us see the fear
Never let us feel the weight
Still showing up
Still making sure we ate
Still making sure the family stayed straight
Looking back
I don’t know how you did it
Carrying all that pain
And still giving
That’s a kind of strength
They can’t teach
That’s the kinda thing
That lives inside me
[Pre-Chorus]
And every year
I understand a little more
About who you were
[Chorus]
Every time the music play
I swear I see your face
Standing by the grill
Like you never walked away
And I still talk to you
Even though you’re far away
Hope I’m making you proud
With every move I make
[Bridge – Melodic Rap]
February tenth…
Last “I love you”
Didn’t know it’d be the last one
Went home after school
Something felt off
Couldn’t sleep
Couldn’t turn my thoughts off
Then the phone rang
And everything froze
Now I’m grown
And there’s things I wish you know
I graduated
Yeah, I did it
Even when it got hard
I stayed with it
Told myself
Don’t quit
’Cause I could hear your voice
Every single step
And I’m still checking on my brothers
Still checking on the family
Trying to be the person
You believed I could be
[Final Chorus]
Dad, I graduated
Just like you wanted
Wish you could’ve seen me
Walking across that stage
Wish I could’ve hugged you
Wish I could’ve called you
Wish I had one more hour
Just to tell you
I’m trying…
I’m trying…
And every time the music play
And everybody gathers around
I don’t see the hospital
I don’t see goodbye
I see a smile
I see a beer in your hand
I see family all around
I see you…
Still standing there…
[Outro]
The music still playing…
Family still together…
And Dad…
I hope you’re proud.
