Verse 1
Before the suitcases, before the plans
Before I told the world I’m gone, I’m done
There was a time I couldn’t breathe
Loss hit hard and it shattered me
Anxiety loud, couldn’t sit in crowds
Mind too heavy, head too loud
I locked myself behind the fear
You stayed close, wouldn’t disappear
You said “nah, we eating, get your shoes”
Sat me down, made me face the room
Pulled me back into real life slow
When I couldn’t do it on my own
Hook
You never left, even when I tried
Even when I went dead inside
Different storms, same result
You standing there, ten toes, no fault
When my world kept breaking in
You showed up again and again
Yeah, that’s loyalty I can’t forget
That’s my brother — he never left
Verse 2
Later on, darker days
I told everyone I was fading away
Blocked the calls, cut the sound
Built a silence all around
Told my parents I was leaving
They asked “when?” — I said “five days”
Didn’t know if I’d come back whole
Didn’t know if I’d lose my soul
Day five hit, my phone rang
You said “I’m pulling up, just wanna check”
One night turned into living together
Hard times stitched us tighter than leather
Hook
You never left, even when I tried
Even when I went dead inside
Different storms, same result
You standing there, ten toes, no fault
When my world kept breaking in
You showed up again and again
Yeah, that’s loyalty I can’t forget
That’s my brother — he never left
Bridge
You sacrificed peace and space
Put your life on pause for mine
Didn’t ask me to explain
Just stayed through the quiet time
That’s not talk, that’s action
That’s love without distraction
Final Hook
So if the tables ever turn one day
I’m there, no matter what you say
Same energy, same respect
Same way you never left
We got chapters etched in pain
Turned into strength, turned into flame
But when we got there in Maryland we met Chef Frankie,
but that’s for another song
Outro
Some people show up once.
Some show up when it’s easy.
You showed up every time it mattered.
That’s family
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