Verse 1
You’ve worn the question on your shoulders,
Like a coat you couldn’t put away.
Wondering if the roads you chose
Were the right ones yesterday.
Every choice was made in love,
Even when it broke your heart.
You gave away the better pieces
Just to give your kids a start.
There were nights you carried burdens
No one ever got to see.
Silent battles, empty pockets,
Trying to be what they would need.
And maybe some of those sacrifices
Didn’t get the thanks they earned,
But every lesson, every struggle
Was another bridge you burned.
Chorus
‘Cause heroes don’t always wear a crown,
Sometimes they just don’t let you down.
They carry worlds upon their backs
And keep on walking anyhow.
You may not see the strength you hold,
Or the light you leave behind,
But your love outshines the doubts you keep
Inside your weary mind.
You don’t always feel like a hero,
But that’s exactly what you are.
Verse 2
I’ve heard the stories of the hard years,
The days that pushed you to your knees.
The moments life demanded more
Than any man should have to be.
Still you showed up every morning,
Even when your soul was tired.
Building futures from the ashes
Of dreams you had to set aside.
And then you walked into our lives,
Never asking for a place.
But somehow my little boy
Found a safe home in your embrace.
Now he watches every footstep,
Studies every word you say.
And the father that he needed
Shows up for him every day.
Chorus
‘Cause heroes don’t always wear a crown,
Sometimes they just don’t let you down.
They carry worlds upon their backs
And keep on walking anyhow.
You may not see the strength you hold,
Or the light you leave behind,
But your love outshines the doubts you keep
Inside your weary mind.
You don’t always feel like a hero,
But that’s exactly what you are.
Bridge
There’ll be days your thoughts get heavy,
When the weight feels hard to bear.
Days you wonder if you’re enough,
If anybody really cares.
But if you could see yourself
Through the eyes of those you love,
You’d see a man who never quit,
Who always chose to rise above.
You’d see your children standing taller
Because you taught them how to stand.
You’d see my son becoming stronger
Just from holding your hand.
And you’d finally understand
What the rest of us can see—
The man you question every day
Is the man we all believe.
Final Chorus
Heroes don’t always wear a crown,
Sometimes they’re the ones still around.
The ones who stay when staying hurts,
Who lift us up when they are down.
The years may leave their scars behind,
But they can never hide the truth.
Your love has built a home in hearts
That never would’ve grown without you.
So on the days you doubt yourself,
When the shadows cloud your view,
Remember there is no one else
Who could’ve done what you went through.
And no one in this world today
Could fill the shoes you walk in now.
You may not feel like a hero…
But, Baby…
You’ve always been one somehow.
