[Intro – spoken + lowpiano + ambient space] Yeah… Listen… [silence – 2 bars] This one for my babies… You gotta hear me now… [Verse 1] They told you I abandoned you, that I walked and disappeared Like your father ain’t been crying every single damn year Like I ain’t miss birthdays, holidays, every tear Like I ain’t stare at old pictures wishing y’all was here Nah… I never turned my back, never ran from the fight Every move I ever made was tryna make it right Had my hands in the dirt, had my soul in the night Tryna build a future for you, brick by brick, every night [silence – 1 bar] Like I said… I never left you in my heart… [Chorus – emotional, sung] It wasn’t my fault… I never forgot you Never left your side in my heart Even when they blocked you I didn’t walk away… I always loved you Every road I took was for us Even when it cut through [Verse 2] Your mama made decisions, and maybe used your names Turned pain into a weapon, turned love into a game Had me fighting through the case while she poisonin’ your brain Tellin’ stories ’bout your father like I changed But I stayed… Worked till my bones cracked, hustled till I bled Put food on tables I ain’t even sit and fed Every dollar that I touched had your future in my head [silence – 2 bars] Every prayer that I made had your names in what I said [Chorus] It wasn’t my fault… I never forgot you Never left your side in my heart Even when they blocked you I didn’t walk away… I always loved you Every road I took was for us Even when it cut through [Bridge – added spoken section] And now I’m near the finish line… Funny how life works… That’s when the weight gets heavier… Not lighter… Because I can fix everything I broke… But I can’t control what you already believe… Y'know what scares me most…? Not dyin’ broke… Not dyin’ tired… [silence – 4 bars] Dyin’ before.. you know the truth… [Verse 3] I fear I’ll leave this world before I clear my name Before you see your father wasn’t who they claimed Before you know the nights I broke beneath the pain Still screaming both your names inside the rain If you hear this someday, listen close, believe A man can lose his children and still never leave Cause love ain’t where you standing, it’s what you never leave And every breath I took… was for you to breathe [Final Chorus – biggest] It wasn’t my fault… I never forgot you Never left your side in my heart Even when they blocked you I didn’t walk away… I always loved you And if I go before we heal Know I died loving you [Outro – extended silence + piano fade] If you hear this someday… don’t listen to their version first… Listen to mine… [silence – long fade] I never left you…
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