[Intro – Soft Piano]
Red ink drying on a folded page,
Signed my name, stepped off the stage.
Humpty standing on a fragile wall,
Sometimes a man don’t choose the fall.
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[Verse 1]
Factory gates chained overnight,
Paychecks gone without a fight.
Wife working late, eyes worn thin,
Kids asking why the lights so dim.
Rent notice taped to the door,
Counting change on the kitchen floor.
Staring at bills stacked high like shame,
Swore my children wouldn’t feel that pain.
Recruiter said steady pay,
Healthcare, housing, a safer way.
Kissed my son, held my girl,
Told my wife, “I’ll change our world.”
Oath sworn under flag and sky,
Didn’t tell them I was scared inside.
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[Hook]
Humpty stood high on a narrow wall,
One misstep and a man can fall.
Kings send troops, drums still roll,
But no one sees a breaking soul.
Love don’t crack when the body bends,
It lives in letters families send.
In every photo worn and worn,
That’s how a shattered heart is reborn.
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[Verse 2]
Boot camp nights and blistered hands,
Sand in boots, making stands.
Drill sergeant voice like thunder loud,
Breaking boys to build the proud.
Crayon letters mailed from home,
“Daddy come back” written alone.
Wife says, “We’re strong, don’t lose your head,”
But I hear the fear in words unsaid.
Shipped to dust beneath foreign skies,
Carrying weight no medal buys.
Patrols long and silence tense,
Every step on the fence of sense.
Missed birthdays, missed first steps,
Holding the line with no regrets.
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[Hook – Slight Lift]
Humpty held tight to a cracking line,
Dust in lungs, counting time.
All the king’s men can’t mend the scar,
Can’t glue a heart split by war.
But love don’t fade in smoke or flame,
It whispers softly your child’s name.
Through every storm and every night,
That’s what keeps a soldier upright.
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[Verse 3]
Rounds snap close, Humvee torn,
Ground shakes hard like the day you’re born.
Pinned in dirt with breath held tight,
Sky flashing red and white.
Reach inside my vest and pull
That folded photo, worn and dull.
Wife smiling proud, son with his truck,
Daughter’s curls — man, that’s my luck.
If this wall gives and I descend,
Know my love don’t have an end.
I stood for them, I stood for you,
For every family pushing through.
Legacy ain’t medals or fame,
It’s children proud of your name.
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[Final Hook – Soft, Emotional]
Humpty had a heavy fall,
Sometimes duty answers the call.
Kings can march and cannons roar,
But love walks through that door.
It don’t shatter, it don’t break,
Not in the ground or wake.
To every wife and child who stands,
He loved you more than war demands.
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[Outro – Spoken Soft]
From wall to sand, from oath to grave,
Not every hero walks away.
But every photo held at night
Keeps their memory in the light.
ThePumpkinKing
