Once there was a man with dust in his hands Built his days like castles out of sand He carried the night like a loaded gun But every shadow led him back to his son He said, “I’ll be strong, I’ll outrun the rain” But storms don’t listen, storms don’t wait So he learned to smile through the pain And taught the boy to do the same Run with me through the fire and the dark I’ll be the light when the world falls apart If all I have is this moment won I’ll give my life to save my son The boy grew tall in a broken land Learned how to bleed, learned how to stand He asked his father, “Will this end?” The man said, “Yes… but not how we planned” They carved their names in the night-time air Swore some wounds were worth the scar He said, “You’re braver than you think you are” And meant every word, every scar Run with me through the fire and the dark I’ll be the light when the world falls apart If all I have is this moment won I’ll give my life to save my son Years collapsed like falling stone The man stood tired, the boy stood grown The world kept asking for its due And love kept breaking through He said, “I can’t walk every mile for you” The boy said, “I don’t need you to” Just tell me I’m not alone Just tell me I’ll make it home Run with me through the fire and the dark I’ll be the light when the world falls apart If all I have is this moment won I’ll give my life to save my son Run with me, hear the thunder roar I’ll stand my ground, I’ll take the war Break my bones, take everything But leave the boy — let him live Now the night is quiet, the road is done A man lets go, a son moves on In every breath, in every one… I live on… my son.
