Letras
When You Can't
I was raised by a man who never spoke loud,
But he taught truth without speaking at all.
He said a man ain't measured by what he keeps,
He's measured by what he gives when he falls.
And I learned the world won't wait on you,
Don't care if you're worn down thin-
You stand up, you show up,
No matter how hard it's been.
Give all you can,
Even when you can't.
Hold up the weight
When it ain't part of your plan.
Work, love, help-
When you've got nothing left in your hands.
You'll know when it's done...
Even when you can't.
I've given my back to the long weeks' weight,
My heart to the ones who stayed,
My strength to the storms that swung first
And still I held the line anyway.
Some nights I fell head-down in doubt,
But got up before sunrise came-
'Cause the man I was shaped to be
Don't quit just because it's pain.
Give what you can,
Even when you can't.
Fight for the ones
Who don't ask, but you understand.
Work, love, help-
When the cost comes due again.
You'll know when it's right...
Even when you can't.
I've lost good love over this,
Lost folks who thought I'd change.
Lost open doors I didn't take
Because someone else needed the way.
Funny thing is, those who never understood
Still leaned when the dark got bad-
They'll always need the ones who show up,
Though they never knew the price they had.
Some men gamble for fortune-
Some gamble to keep someone standing.
One drifts down-river chasing luck,
The other is upriver planning
How to fix what's broken,
Even if no thanks ever lands.
Give what you can,
Even when you can't.
Hold steady
When your heart don't understand.