Strong Enough for You

[Verse 1]
There’s still a dent in my side of the bed
Where you used to lay your head
Coffee cup sittin’ where you left it last
Like time ain’t movin’, just stuck in the past

I tried to fix what I couldn’t see
You needed more than what’s left of me
I played it tough, but the truth cuts through
I was barely holdin’ on to you

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[Pre-Chorus]
You wanted steel, I gave you skin
You needed fire, I burned within
I tried to be the man you knew
But I ain’t strong enough for you

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[Chorus]
I ain’t the hero you were dreamin’ of
Can’t carry the weight of a love that tough
I gave you everything I had to lose
But I ain’t strong enough for you

You needed someone who don’t break down
Don’t lose his way when the lights go out
I tried, God knows I tried to prove
But I ain’t strong enough for you

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[Verse 2]
Your goodbye still echoes down this hall
Like a ghost that won’t let go at all
Every word you said still hits that nerve
‘Bout how I ain’t what you deserve

I wear that blame like a second skin
Every “what if” pullin’ me back in
But I can’t rewrite what we went through
Or be the man you needed me to

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[Pre-Chorus]
You saw a king, I felt the cracks
Holdin’ us up while I faded to black
I tried to stand like you wanted to
But I ain’t strong enough for you

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[Chorus]
I ain’t the hero you were dreamin’ of
Can’t carry the weight of a love that tough
I gave you everything I had to lose
But I ain’t strong enough for you

You needed someone who don’t break down
Don’t lose his way when the lights go out
I tried, God knows I tried to prove
But I ain’t strong enough for you

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[Bridge]
Maybe someday I’ll find my ground
Learn how to stand without fallin’ down
But right now I’m just bein’ true
To what I couldn’t be for you

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[Break / Soft Chorus]
If love was enough, we’d still be here
But strength ain’t built from hope and fear
And I can’t lie just to pull you through
I ain’t strong enough… for you

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[Final Chorus / Outro]
I ain’t the hero you were dreamin’ of
But I still gave you all my love
And even now it’s hard to choose
Between holdin’ on or lettin’ you

You deserve someone who won’t break down
Won’t lose himself when the world spins ‘round
So I’ll let go, even if I lose
‘Cause I ain’t strong enough for you**

New Age Modern Country, emotional male vocal, acoustic guitar driven with ambient pads, subtle 808 bass, slow-building