Stronger For Them

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Prompt / Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Alarm in the dark
Coffee on the counter
Screen glow faint
Baby shoes by the doorway
Gym bag brushing crayons on the paint
Tired eyes in the mirror
Same questions hanging in the steam
"Who you trying to impress
Man?
You’re too old to chase that dream"
[Chorus]
I’m getting stronger for them
For muddy shoes and bedtime stories
For little hands that trust these hands
To carry all our worries
Yeah I’m training for my heart
Not just my head
For every time that doubt says "quit"
I see three faces in my sweat instead
I’m getting stronger
Stronger for them
[Verse 2]
Whispers at the office
"Mid‑life crisis
Look at him"
Laugh it off at the water cooler
Then it echoes when the bar feels heavy again
Knees ache
Grip slips
Clock says I should head home
But I picture tiny jerseys
On the bleachers with my name sewn
[Chorus]
I’m getting stronger for them
For sideline cheers and scraped-up knees
For late-night talks at kitchen tables
When they’re too grown to sit on me
Yeah I’m training for my heart
Not just my head
So when their world feels like it’s caving
They can lean on something steady instead
I’m getting stronger
Stronger for them
[Bridge]
Some days I’m fighting shadows
The cruelest voice sounds like my own
But "you can’t" gets quieter
When I’m not lifting here alone
‘Cause every rep
Every round
Their laughter’s running through my chest
I’m not chasing some old podium
I’m chasing being at my best
[Chorus]
I’m getting stronger for them
For walking her down some aisle someday
For teaching him to stand back up
When life swings the other way
Yeah I’m training for my heart
Not just my head
So when they ask what courage is
They see it in the tears I never shed
I’m getting stronger
Stronger for them