I Stand for You

Verse 1]

I was forged in the fire before you knew my name

Carried weight I never chose, learned how to stand in flame

Then you came like a signal through the noise and the fight

Turned survival into purpose, turned darkness into light

I don’t tell you every battle

I don’t show you every scar

But every step I take forward

Is because of who you are

When the world tried to take me under

You gave me something to rise for

I didn’t just stay alive

I became more

I stand for you

With my hands, with my heart, with my life

I stand for you

Through the storm, through the fear, through the night

If the ground ever shakes beneath your feet

I’ll be the strength you feel

I stand for you

Always

I see courage in your questions

I see fire in your eyes

You feel deeper than most people

That’s your gift — don’t compromise

They might try to harden you

Tell you love is weakness too

But I’ll teach you how to hold your light

Without letting it burn you

I won’t promise you an easy road

I promise you won’t walk it alone

Every lesson I survived

I pass to you as hope

I stand for you

With my voice, with my spine, with my name

I stand for you

When the world tries to tell you to change

If the weight ever feels too much to bear

I’ll meet you right there

I stand for you

Always

If the world ever makes you doubt yourself

Come find me — I’ll be right here

I’ll remind you who you are

When it gets too loud to hear

You don’t have to be strong for me

You don’t have to pretend

You’re allowed to rest in my arms

That’s how this begins

I stand for you

Not just today but all your days

I stand for you

In every choice, in every way

When you forget how powerful you are

I’ll remind you where you’re from

I stand for you

My son

One day you’ll walk ahead of me

Strong, steady, free

And I’ll smile knowing

Everything I survived

Was to stand right here

For you