Who I became

You don’t have to run anymore…

You’ve been fighting your whole life.

Look at what you’re fighting for now.

I came from a place where you learned to swing first,

Young kid, bad choices, putting pride before hurt.

Had anger in my chest, had something to prove,

Thought being a man meant you never could lose.

I was running with the wrong ones, living too fast,

Never thought I’d see thirty-five looking back.

There’s some things that I did I ain’t proud to repeat,

But every scar made the man standing here on his feet.

I’ve been down, I’ve been broke, I’ve been lost in my head,

Had nights where I barely recognised myself instead.

But I kept getting up when the morning came,

Same face in the mirror, just a different name.

I’m a father now, a partner, a man,

Got a business on my shoulders and a family in my hands.

And I’m still that kid underneath sometimes,

But I’ve finally got something worth giving my life.

All of those roads, all those mistakes,

They didn’t destroy you, they showed you the way.

Look at you now, look how far you’ve come,

You walked through the fire but you didn’t become

The darkness behind you, the pain that you knew,

Two little boys see a hero in you.

When the world gets heavy and you’re losing your way,

Remember those voices calling your name.

You don’t need to be perfect, just don’t walk away,

Your past made the fighter,

Your boys made the man you became.

Now it’s early mornings, keys turning in the shop,

Phones ringing, bills coming, pressure never stops.

Trying to build something bigger, trying to make the thing last,

While I’m carrying a future and paying for the past.

Sometimes I get home and I’ve got nothing left,

Still trying to be a father running on an empty breath.

Trying to love my woman like she deserves from me,

While I’m fighting with a version of myself nobody sees.

And money gets tight, yeah, that shit gets real,

Working every day wondering how I’m supposed to feel.

Thinking, “How am I earning this and still feeling broke?”

So you laugh with the boys while you’re starting to choke.

But Hunter’s getting older and he’s watching what I do,

And Kody’s right behind him learning everything too.

Every time I think about throwing in the towel,

I remember there’s two little men watching me now.

That’s pressure, but that’s purpose too,

I don’t want them fighting the same shit I went through.

Look at you now, look how far you’ve come,

You walked through the fire but you didn’t become

The darkness behind you, the pain that you knew,

Two little boys see a hero in you.

When the world gets heavy and you’re losing your way,

Remember those voices calling your name.

You don’t need to be perfect, just don’t walk away,

Your past made the fighter,

Your boys made the man you became.

Maybe one day they’ll understand,

Dad wasn’t always strong.

Sometimes Dad sat in the car before walkin