Verse 1
You fell in love with a man full of plans,
Big dreams, calloused heart, working hands.
Thought I’d build you a life without the pain,
But some ghosts still know my name.
I know there are nights you look at me,
Wonder where the man you married went to be.
I’m sitting right beside you on this couch,
But my mind’s a thousand miles out.
Pre-Chorus
It ain’t that I don’t hear you.
It ain’t that I don’t care.
I’m just fighting battles you can’t always see.
Chorus
I’m not giving up… just worn down.
Still carrying pieces of a hometown
That taught me love was something you survived.
Now I’m learning how to keep it alive.
You see a man standing still.
I’m climbing mountains you can’t see.
And if it takes my whole life…
I’ll keep fighting home to you.
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Verse 2
I’ve spent years trying to outrun yesterday,
Working twice as hard just to find my way.
You see another late night at the office light,
I see another chance to make tomorrow right.
Sometimes my silence sounds like I don’t care.
Truth is… I don’t always know how to get there.
The words get caught somewhere inside my chest,
Where I’ve hidden everything I never confessed.
Pre-Chorus
I’m breaking habits older than this house.
Trying to become the man I talk about.
Chorus
I’m not giving up… just worn down.
Still carrying pieces of a hometown
That taught me love was something you survived.
Now I’m learning how to keep it alive.
You see a man standing still.
I’m climbing mountains you can’t see.
And if it takes my whole life…
I’ll keep fighting home to you.
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Bridge (Build with full band, then drop to acoustic)
I know I’ve missed anniversaries,
Forgot little things that mattered most.
I know you’ve carried more than your share,
While I wrestled with my own ghosts.
But I never stopped choosing you.
You are still…
The safest place I’ve ever been.
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Final Chorus (Big, driving, anthemic)
I’m not giving up… just growing slow.
Turns out healing ain’t a straight-line road.
I wasn’t raised with all the answers.
I’m writing them as I go.
So when I’m hard to understand,
Please don’t mistake my fight for leaving.
Because every road I’ve ever walked…
Every scar I’ve ever known…
Was just another mile…
Trying to become the husband
You already believed I could be.
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Outro (Acoustic only)
I may never get it perfect.
But I’ll never stop choosing you.
And if love’s measured by who keeps showing up…
You’ll find me right here.
