It Gets Heavy

Intro

Verse 1 Another morning Same four walls Same old truck Same old haul Black coffee Cold in my hand Trying to outrun What I can't outstand Everybody's got A little ask Looks small till it Stacks up fast By noon I'm Out of room Still they call And I show up soon

Pre-Chorus I don't say no I just go Till it shows

Chorus And it gets heavy Every morning When you're the one They keep leaning on It gets heavy No warning When you keep saying “Yeah, I’m fine” all wrong So I lock it in And I hold it steady Make it look light Even when it's deadly It gets heavy But I know the way I pick it up Anyway

Verse 2 My old man Was built like that Never slowed down Never called it bad He'd wipe his hands On a rag by the sink Say “I’m good” Before he’d even think Now I catch His face in mine In the mirror Late at night Same tired grin Same stubborn pride Like he handed me The load outside

Pre-Chorus Guess some things A father leaves In the way you breathe

Chorus And it gets heavy Every morning When you're the one They keep leaning on It gets heavy No warning When you keep saying “Yeah, I’m fine” all wrong So I lock it in And I hold it steady Make it look light Even when it's deadly It gets heavy But I know the way I pick it up Anyway

Bridge Maybe strength Ain't white-knuckled Ain't never cracking Ain't never asking for help Maybe strength Is setting it down For one good minute And coming back around It gets heavy I won't lie Some nights I barely get by It gets heavy Year by year But I still hear My people near It gets heavy Still I stay ready Hands on the load Even when I'm shaky It gets heavy But I know the way I pick it up Anyway As long as somebody Calls my name I'll carry it home The same

Outro

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