Lyric

I wasn’t perfect, I know it well

A father learning as he fell

We stood face-to-face in burning days

Clashing hearts in a thousand ways

I raised my voice, you raised your own

Two storms fighting to be known

But every wound and every scar

Was carved so you could rise afar

Father’s love, you never see

The weight I carried silently

Every tear I hid away

Every night I’d kneel and pray

One day you’ll look behind the pain

And realize what still remains

A father’s love…

You’ll feel it when it’s gone again

Now you stand tall, unafraid

Walking roads that you have made

You think you don’t need my hand

As if you’ve outgrown where I stand

But think again, before you choose

The countless things you never knew

The hours lost, the dreams I gave

The silent wars I fought to save

Nothing I’ve done was ever owed

No duty carved in some old code

It came from fire, from blood, from pain

From loving you through storm and strain

Someday you’ll reach for what you had

When life grows heavy, dark, or sad

And then the truth will break your heart

My love was there…

Right from the start

Father’s love, you never see

The price I paid to set you free

Every sacrifice I made

Was not a debt that should be repaid

One day you’ll turn and understand

The shadow standing by your hand

A father’s love…

Unseen, but carved into your land

You’ll know its worth

Father’s love, you never see

The weight I carried silently

Every tear I hid away

Every night I’d kneel and pray

One day you’ll look behind the pain

And realize what still remains

A father’s love…

Unseen, but carved into your land

You’ll know its worth

When it’s no longer here

That’s a father’s love…

Silent, and sincere