Sky, Rest, Twenty

Verse 1 You wore the weight of duty Like the sunrise wears the dawn Carried every burden quietly And kept marching on Through the miles and missed tomorrows Through the nights you gave away You built a life on honor One brave step each day Pre-Chorus And I saw the strength behind your eyes The sacrifice, the unseen fight You gave your all with steady hands For your country, for your family, for this life Chorus You earned the sky You earned your rest Twenty years of giving your very best Every medal, every scar Shows the kind of man you are Faithful heart, unshaken soul You carried more than anyone knows Now the world can stand and see The hero you’ve always been to me You earned the sky Verse 2 There were days of dust and distance There were tears we never named You stood taller through the pressure And never once asked for praise So many honors on your shoulders So many stories in your name But the greatest thing I’ve witnessed Is your love through all the strain Pre-Chorus I saw the courage no one cheered The silent strength year after year And every promise that you kept Is written in the life you led Chorus You earned the sky You earned your rest Twenty years of giving your very best Every medal, every scar Shows the kind of man you are Faithful heart, unshaken soul You carried more than anyone knows Now the world can stand and see The hero you’ve always been to me You earned the sky Bridge So lay that burden down, my love Let peace find your hands You’ve already proved what you’re made of You’ve done more than most men can No uniform could ever hold All the worth you carry inside And long after the final salute Your legacy survives Final Chorus You earned the sky You earned this peace After twenty years of strength and loyalty Every ribbon, every praise Could never match these sacred days Now your battle days are through But I’ll always stand so proud of you Let the whole world finally see The hero you’ll forever be to me You earned the sky Oh, you earned the sky Outro And now begins The life beyond the fight Still my hero Still my light