[Verse 1]
You left in the middle of Tuesday
Coffee still warm on the chair
I still hear you curse at the headlines
Then laugh like you never had a care
Bills stacked up by the toaster
Grief piled up in my chest
Everyone says time’s a healer
But they never say what to do next
[Chorus]
Gravity’s still here
Pulling me down when I stand too tall
Nobody’s coming through that door
No cavalry
No miracle call
If meaning’s gonna find me
It’s gotta grow right out of these scars
Gravity’s still here
Holding my feet to where you are
[Verse 2]
I tried to outrun the quiet
Worked late
Stayed loud
Stayed gone
Till the noise got tired of my stories
And the nights felt twice as long
I talk to the space at the table
Ask you what you’d do with this mess
Then answer myself in a whisper
“Son
You just do your best”
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
I wanted a map
You left me a mirror
Just my own eyes staring back in the glass
Thought I needed answers
Got all these questions
Maybe that’s how a boy turns into his dad
[low vocal register] So I’ll carry your jokes and your temper
Your worn-out boots by the door
[crescendo] If no one’s coming here to save me
I’ll be the man I was waiting for
[Chorus]