[Verse 1]
Final notice on the front door
Red letters like they bleed through the wood
Kids in the kitchen doing homework
Ask, "Dad, everything good?"
News yelling from the TV
Every channel got a different war
Boss left a message on Monday
"It's cutbacks" and not much more
[Pre-Chorus]
Heart racing in a quiet house
He feels the walls lean in
Every bill like a brick on his back
But he looks at them and says again
[Chorus]
I'ma stand strong
Baby, hold on to me
World gone wrong
But this home stays free
They can take that check, take that sleep
Take my last breath if they need
I won't bend, won't break, won't leave
I'ma stand strong
For you, for you and me
[Verse 2]
Wife at the table with the phone light
Scroll fights, headlines burnin' her eyes
Every comment screaming past her
Nobody listening, just picking sides
He wraps his arms around her shoulders
Says, "Turn that noise down low"
We got dishes, dreams, dirty sneakers
We got love the world don't know
[Pre-Chorus]
He’s broke on the outside
But he’s rich where it counts
Fear knocking like a debt collector
He turns it down, he drowns it out
[Chorus]
I'ma stand strong
Baby, hold on to me
World gone wrong
But this home stays free
They can take that check, take that sleep
Take my last breath if they need
I won't bend, won't break, won't leave
I'ma stand strong
For you, for you and me
[Bridge]
Yeah, I’ve been under
Yeah, I’ve been scared
But every time I almost fall
You’re there, you’re there
Let the whole world talk
Let the statements pile high
If my hands still hold this family
Then I'm more than what I owe tonight (hey)
[Chorus]
I'ma stand strong
Baby, hold on to me
World gone wrong
But this home stays free
They can take that check, take that sleep
Take my last breath if they need
I won't bend, won't break, won't leave
I'ma stand strong
For you, for you and me