I taught myself to lock the door, and keep it all inside, These burdens that I carry, will always make me hide. So I built a brick foundation, locked it in my chest, Wore a plate of armor, like a bullet proof vest. But tonight the silence weighs, the room feels very small, And the things I never tell you, are breakin’ through the wall. There’s a river runnin’ through me, that you will never see, Full of mistakes I made, with a locked heart and a key. There’s hunger for tomorrow, a quiet silence I regret, And a devotion to your shadow, I will never forget. Yeah, I act like iron, like rust can’t bite, A man who keeps tryin’, to win his last fight. I bent steel in the mornin’, chased every dime, Tryin’ to provide, while I was runnin’ outta time. You saw me wash the grease, and stare at the floor, But never saw the panic, when I walked through the door. Just a shadow of a man, fightin’ demons in the dark, Hoping that tomorrow, can buy a piece of his heart. There’s a river runnin’ through me, that you will never see, Full of mistakes I made, with a locked heart and a key. There’s hunger for tomorrow, a quiet silence I regret, And a devotion to your shadow, I will never forget. Yeah, I act like iron, like rust can’t bite, A man who keeps tryin’, to win his last fight. I’m a ghost in a work shirt, with one foot in the grave, Counting up the pieces, of the things I couldn't save. So I’m layin’ down my toolbox, and lookin’ in your eyes, So you can see the truth, behind that made up disguise. There’s a river runnin’ through me, you can finally see! I’m gonna face my fears, give you what you need from me! No more hidin’ in the shadows, no more silence I regret, Just fierce devotion, and forever’s what we get! Yeah, I used to think that iron, was the only way to fight, Now, I’m the man who loves you… every day and every night! No more excuses. No more mistakes. The lock is broken. And, my heart is open.
