[Verse 1] Mama, I think of you every day Hear your voice in the things I say Kitchen light and that old screen door I still see you standing there like before Daddy, I remember every word Every lesson I never deserved Said “son, stand tall when the road gets rough” Now I lean on that when life gets tough [Pre-Chorus] Time don’t heal, it just rearranges pain You learn to walk in the pouring rain [Chorus] ‘Cause half of me’s already gone Buried in the past I’m holding on But I still ride, I still stay strong Even when the night feels way too long Yeah I carry you in every song In every right and every wrong People don’t get what I’m going through When half of me is still with you [Verse 2] Dear brother, you were always there Had my back like a silent prayer Made sure I was walking straight Even when I was tempting fate Dear sisters, I miss you bad Every laugh, every fight we had Empty chairs and quiet halls Echo loud when memory calls [Pre-Chorus] They say move on, but they don’t see Moving on ain’t leaving, it’s carrying [Chorus] ‘Cause half of me’s already gone Buried in the past I’m holding on But I still ride, I still stay strong Even when the night feels way too long Yeah I carry you in every song In every right and every wrong People don’t get what I’m going through When half of me is still with you [Bridge] Every mile down this broken road I feel your hands help bear the load You ain’t gone, you just moved on ahead Still riding shotgun in my head [Breakdown Hook] I remember… I remember… Every word, every night, every ember [Final Chorus] Yeah half of me’s already gone But the other half keeps pushing on Through the dust, through the hurt, through the blues I’m still living life for you Yeah I carry you in everything I do A little less lost, a little less alone Still riding on… still riding on
