My father took off when I was just an infant. Now that I'm a father, I recognize how overwhelming the situation seems. However, I believe that it's all up to perspective. If I let the challenges of parenting break me down, they will. Instead I choose to see them as building me up.
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She’s staring at the wall, knowing he’s not coming back
He’s driving straight into the night, just trying not to crack
The roads keep growing longer and the shadow’s getting darker
Then he hears his dads voice sayin’ “son you’re making it harder”
When the hardest choice is best but there are bottles on the shelf
Think of those you love and see past yourself
No you can’t go back; no you can’t start over
Keep running down the dream knowing that life it won’t come slower
Keep moving forward and you won’t get stuck
Remember what don’t break you down... will always build you up
Kids growing up without a dad because he took the exit
Not knowing if he’d bless their lives or if maybe he’d just wreck it
If he could get a second chance maybe he’d choose different
Instead he drinks away regrets and continues in his absence
When the hardest choice is best but there are bottles on the shelf
Think of those you love and see past yourself
No you can’t go back; no you can’t start over
Keep running down the dream knowing that life it won’t come slower
Keep moving forward and you won’t get stuck
Remember what don’t break you down... will always build you up
They’ll never know The pride in their dad’s eyes
The joy of fatherhood He’ll never realize
No you can’t go back; no you can’t start over
Keep running down the dream knowing that life it won’t come slower
Keep moving forward and you won’t get stuck
Remember what don’t break you down... will always build you up