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Lyrics
[Verse 1]
You stayed late at that factory
Came home smelling like steel and rain
Folded your dreams in your pocket
With the loose change and the pain
Said
"Maybe next year I'll try it"
Then next year just never came
You taught me how to keep breathing
Through a lifetime of almosts and wait
[Chorus]
I'm doing this for you
Dad
I'm gonna take the chance you never had
Gonna stand where you said you wished you stood
Fall or fly
I swear I'll make it good
Every step I take up on that road
I'm carrying your name like gold
I'm doing this for you
Dad
I'm gonna take the chance you never got
Even though you wanted to
[Verse 2]
I still see you at the table
Bills spread out like a worn-out deck
Laughing it off for the family
But the worry climbed your neck
You said
"Kid
Don't die in a small room
Dreams boxed up on some old shelf"
So if my voice starts shaking
It's 'cause I'm singing for us both
Not myself
[Chorus]
I'm doing this for you
Dad
I'm gonna take the chance you never had
Gonna stand where you said you wished you stood
Fall or fly
I swear I'll make it good
Every tear you swallowed down at night
Turns to fuel when I step in the light
I'm doing this for you
Dad
I'm gonna take the chance you never got
Even though you wanted to
[Bridge]
If I make it
You made it
If I break
We still tried
Every door that I'm pushing
You’re the push inside
[Chorus]
I'm doing this for you
Dad
I'm gonna take the chance you never had
Gonna stand where you said you wished you stood
Fall or fly
I swear I'll make it good
Every step I take up on that road
I'm carrying your name like gold
I'm doing this for you
Dad
I'm gonna take the chance you never got
Even though you wanted to
Details
GeneratedApr 4, 2026
Duration7:59
LanguageEnglish
Style
Sparse piano ballad that blooms into an emotional pop anthem; male vocals start close-mic’d and fragile, then build grit and power on the chorus. Warm pad swells and subtle strings lift the hook; second chorus adds drum groove, octave doubles, and a soaring harmony line on the title phrase. Final refrain pulls the band down to highlight voice and lyric.
Credits
Prompt by
AdamDurando
AdamDurandoModelAria v5.5
Prompt
 I’m doing this for you dad I’m gonna take the chance that you never got even though you wanted to
