[Verse 1] I signed my name on deals With a grin and a gold-plated pen Big house on the edge of town I thought that meant I’d win Had the trucks, had the suits, had the keys Had a black card and a fast-moving name Looked at the world like a ladder Never saw my own frame [Pre-Chorus] I was counting every dollar Like it proved I was whole But the silence at my table Was the weight I couldn’t hold [Chorus] I built it tall I built it wide (You can’t live on money) I lost my son I lost my bride (I wore the wrong kind of pride) I fed the roof I fed the name But not the heart inside I called it life I called it love I was wrong all this time [Verse 2] My boy learned my face from pictures Not from Sundays on the porch My wife kept asking for mercy I kept reaching for more She packed up her hurt in a box Left it by the door last fall And I stood there with my trophies Like they’d answer my calls [Pre-Chorus] Now the kitchen clock is louder Than the deals I used to seal And every room I made secure Feels empty, sharp, and real [Chorus] I built it tall I built it wide (You can’t live on money) I lost my son I lost my bride (I wore the wrong kind of pride) I fed the roof I fed the name But not the heart inside I called it life I called it love I was wrong all this time [Bridge] There’s a mirror in the bathroom That don’t lie like I did Shows the lines in my hands And the years I skipped with my kid Shows a man who could provide But couldn’t stay and be known Now I’d trade every damn fortune For a call back home [Chorus] I built it tall I built it wide (You can’t live on money) I lost my son I lost my bride (I wore the wrong kind of pride) I fed the roof I fed the name But not the heart inside I called it life I called it love I was wrong all this time
