Got Your Six: The Weight of the Badge

Title: “Got Your Six” Verse 1: Started this profession when I was twenty-three South Central taught me what the badge could mean Four decades deep, I’ve seen the Weight we carry Pebbles in our palms that make good people weary Pre-Chorus: We say we watch each other’s backs But who’s watching yours when the darkness cracks? Chorus: Got your six means more than standing guard It’s learning how to breathe when the living’s hard Before you save the world, save yourself first Cultivating your heart so it don’t get worse Got your six, got your six Staying human through it all Verse 2: From the patrol car to the county line Seen protests, pandemic, partners lose their minds Compassion ain’t soft when you’re holding the line It’s tactical wisdom for surviving the grind Bridge: They never taught us this at the academy How the body keeps the score, holds the memory But Stanford showed me, That wellness is the weapon we’ve been trying to find Final Chorus: Got your six means more than standing guard It’s learning how to breathe when the living’s hard Before you save the world, save yourself first Staying whole so you can face the worst Got your six, got your six Reform starts from within Got your six, got your six Staying human ’til the end Outro: Sheriff’s stars and forty years The blueprint’s written through the tears