[Verse 1] Every time I build it up, it’s gone before the sunrise, Stackin’ all these dreams, they crumble right in front my eyes. I’m tired of sayin’ “Soon,” like I actually believe the lie, Deadlines on my heart and all these goals are runnin’ dry. She still look at me like I’m already more than enough, Even on the nights I slip, I’m drinkin’ pain instead of love. All she ever wanted was my peace, not my pride, But I’m tryna buy the world that she been keepin’ deep inside. [Pre-Chorus] If love could pay the bills, we’d never stress the rent, If hope could sign a check, we’d never wonder where it went. So I smile when they watchin’, armor when I’m shown, Break apart in silence, carry weight they’ll never know. [Chorus] ‘Cause everybody leans on me, But who do I lean on when I’m breakin’ underneath? I keep the light alive, Even when mine’s buried six feet deep. They only see the fight in me, Never see the fear when I can barely breathe. I’m the voice that tells ’em, “We’ll make it,” every year that we bleed. [Verse 2] My friends call when they lost, I’m the map on they phone, Play the hero in they storm while I’m drownin’ on my own. Hide another battle just to get them through the day, Turn my panic into wisdom, dress my scars in somethin’ sage. They say I’m built for pressure like it never leaves a mark, Like the load don’t bend my spine, like it don’t keep me in the dark. Nobody ever ask me how heavy all this hope is, They just hand me every burden like I’m made for bein’ hopeless. [Pre-Chorus] Some nights I’m on the ceiling, starin’ questions at the paint, Wonder where I lost my faith, when did strong turn into fake? How I’m s’posed to lead the way when I don’t feel that tall? Talkin’ like I’m bulletproof, but I been glass through it all. [Chorus] ‘Cause everybody leans on me, But who do I lean on when I’m breakin’ underneath? I keep the light alive, Even when mine’s buried six feet deep. They only see the fight in me, Never see the fear when I can barely breathe. I’m the voice that tells ’em, “We’ll make it,” every year that we bleed. [Bridge] Maybe one day all these almosts Turn to stories that we tell in peace. Maybe every broken chapter Writes the legend that she sees in me. Until then I keep runnin’, even when my lungs give out, Not because I never question, but I battle through the doubt. I ain’t do it ’cause I’m flawless, I just do it ’cause I vowed I would never let our love fall down. [Verse 3] If tomorrow finally call my name, I’m clockin’ out the game, Tell her every sleepless night gon’ turn to shelter from the rain. Every bag I ever carried wasn’t just for me to keep, It was armor for the people who believed when I was weak. I would trade every win I never had, every trophy, every flag, Just to see her never worry, never reachin’ for a rag. If I could turn all of this pain into a future we could see, I would live it all again and let it write our legacy. [Chorus] ‘Cause everybody leans on me, But who do I lean on when I’m breakin’ underneath? I keep the light alive, Even when mine’s buried six feet deep. They only see the fight in me, Never see the fear when I can barely breathe. I’m the voice that tells ’em, “We’ll make it,” every year that we bleed
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