[Verse 1]
Tiny room
Paint peeled corners
You worked late
I heard the door
Early hurt
On a school day morning
You said "stand up"
Then you said "more"
[Chorus]
I feel stronger in the breaking
All those nights you held your ground
Father in the rearview
Still riding through this town
Time flies by so quick
So brutal
I still reach like you are near
Every scar you gave me courage
I keep your shadow here
[Verse 2]
Old blue coat
That you left hanging
Still smells faint
Like winter rain
I replay
Every hard-edged lesson
Now they sound
Like softer waves
[Chorus]
I feel stronger in the breaking
All those nights you held your ground
Father in the rearview
Still riding through this town
Time flies by so quick
So brutal
I still reach like you are near
Every scar you gave me courage
I keep your shadow here
[Bridge]
Did you know I’d make it?
Would you even recognize
This tired face in the mirror
Or the fire in my eyes? (yeah)
I carry your silence
Like a song I never learned
But the ache keeps turning
Turning
[Chorus]
I feel stronger in the breaking
All those nights you held your ground
Father in the rearview
Still riding through this town
Time flies by so quick
So tender
I still wish that you were here
Every scar you gave me courage
I keep your shadow here (here)
I keep your shadow here