They say a man supposed to carry it all…
The bills… the pressure… the family… the silence.
And somewhere in all that carrying…
he forgets who’s carrying him.
I gave years to the uniform…
years to the grind…
years to people who said they’d never leave.
And somehow…
I still ended up feeling alone.
Verse
Twenty years in, still fighting wars inside
Smiles on my face but got pain I hide
Built this house from dirt, gave my blood for the name
But when the lights go off, man it don’t feel the same
Kids growing fast, life moving quicker
Heart got cold but the drink hit thicker
Tried to be solid, tried to stay real
But nobody asks how the strong man feels
Love came, love left, came back in disguise
Truth hit hard when I looked in her eyes
Said forever once, now forever feels gone
So I put all my hurt in these words and songs
(hook)
This that pain you feel but never say
This that love you lose along the way
This that weight of being “the man” too long
Welcome to my life… welcome to my songs