[Verse 1] I cinch it up before sunrise Cold metal on my hip Mama said, “Son, stay kind” Daddy said, “Don’t let it slip” It ain’t just a badge I wear It’s every name I’ve met [Pre-Chorus] Every knock on every door Every eye that’s full of fear Every choice I carry home Still ringing in my ear [Chorus] It’s sixty pounds of midnight Hanging off my chest I carry it through calls and sirens Trying to do my best It’s sixty pounds of midnight And I still try to do right [Verse 2] Old Mr. Hall lost his wife I stood in that front yard Little boy gripped my sleeve Like I could hold his heart Some nights I drive that county road With a prayer and a ache [Pre-Chorus] Every siren in the dark Every line I’ve got to cross Every family looking up I feel what they have lost [Chorus] It’s sixty pounds of midnight Hanging off my chest I carry it through calls and sirens Trying to do my best It’s sixty pounds of midnight And I still try to do right [Bridge] There’s dirt on my boots from the long way back There’s shame in the things I’ve seen But if I’m gonna stand in this hard old line I’ll carry what it means [Chorus] It’s sixty pounds of midnight Hanging off my chest I carry it through calls and sirens Trying to do my best It’s sixty pounds of midnight And I still try to do right [Outro] Yeah, I still try With the weight of a badge
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