(Intro)
Everybody sees the house…
Nobody sees the man holding it together.
Verse 1
Alarm clock ringing ’fore the sunrise paints the sky,
Throw my badge on, kiss my babies, tell ’em, “Love you, goodbye.”
Breaking my back just to build a better life,
Tryna be the man they need me to be every night.
Every dollar got a purpose, every hour got a cost,
Sacrificed a thousand dreams, somewhere they all got lost.
I wear a smile so my family never sees the pain,
But every night I ask myself, “Am I enough?” again.
Pre-Chorus
I gave my heart to this house brick by brick,
But somehow I still feel like I never quite fit.
If love is measured by the things that I do…
Why do I still feel invisible to you?
Chorus
I’m the one who built the life that we all lean on,
The last one still awake while everybody rests.
If I disappear tomorrow, would you notice what I’ve done?
Or would another shadow simply stand where I once stood?
I keep showing up even when my heart feels worn,
Still wondering if I’m enough… or just someone ignored.
Verse 2
The kids slam doors, tell me I don’t understand,
I bite my tongue because I know they’re still too young to comprehend.
Every lesson that I teach sounds like another fight,
But I’m only trying to help them make tomorrow a little bright.
Then I look at you across the room, hoping you’ll see me there,
But somehow every conversation ends up filled with empty air.
You move around me like I’m furniture against the wall,
Makes me wonder if you’d even miss me if I faded out at all.
I’m not asking for a crown or someone calling me a king,
Just to know that when I give my all… it still means something.
Bridge
Maybe I wasn’t made to be perfect…
Maybe I was just made to stay.
To carry the weight without complaining…
And love you anyway.
But even the strongest shoulders get tired,
Even the loudest hearts can break.
And heroes need someone to remind them…
That they’re not a mistake.
Final Chorus
I’m the one who built the life that we all lean on,
The quiet prayers whispered while everyone slept.
Every scar upon these hands was for a dream we used to share,
I only ever wanted you to know that I was there.
So if one day my silence says the things I never could…
Remember every sacrifice was made because I would.
I’d give this life a thousand times, I’d do it all again…
Just hoping one day you’ll finally see…
I was never in the way…
I was just trying to love you the best I knew how.
(Outro)
Some men don’t cry because they aren’t hurting…
They stay quiet…
Because they’re afraid nobody would hear them anyway.
