[Verse 1]
Badge on my chest
Weight on my back
Sun in my eyes
Still on the track
I seen hard days
I seen cold stares
Still speak my name
With a head full of prayers
Road got teeth
And the nights got long
Tryna keep my heart
Where it still belong
Every call I take
Could change my fate
I move with care
I don’t tempt that hate
[Pre-Chorus]
'Cause I got one shot
To make it back home
One wrong step
And I’m out here alone
So I keep my cool
When the tension rise
Stay low in the storm
With a clear head and eyes
[Chorus]
Make it back home
Make it back home
Life as a deputy
Make it back home
Do what you gotta do
Keep your soul in view
Stay humble, stay true
Make it back home
(Make it back home)
(Make it back home)
[Verse 2]
I know the line
Gets blurry sometimes
When the truth and the fear
Start crossing the lines
But I was raised on respect
And a steady hand
Not every hard moment
Can be cleaned by a badge
I pray for the boy
Staring back at me
When the mirror gets real
And the room goes empty
I ain’t chasing a crown
I ain’t feeding my pride
I just want my people
To see me survive
[Pre-Chorus]
'Cause I got one shot
To make it back home
One wrong move
And I’m out here alone
So I keep my faith
When the pressure rise
Stay low in the storm
With a clear head and eyes
[Chorus]
Make it back home
Make it back home
Life as a deputy
Make it back home
Do what you gotta do
Keep your soul in view
Stay humble, stay true
Make it back home
(Make it back home)
(Make it back home)
[Bridge]
If I get shook
I breathe and reset
If I lose my way
I don’t forget
Where I come from
Who I answer to
The ones at the door
The ones I love too
No need for a show
No need for a name
Just do the right thing
And leave with my claim
[Final Chorus]
Make it back home
Make it back home
Life as a deputy
Make it back home
Do what you gotta do
Keep your soul in view
Stay humble, stay true
Make it back home
(Make it back home)
(Make it back home)