Would you be proud?

Hey brothers… I know it's been some years,

Still see your smiles through the pain and the tears.

Some nights I wish I'd been the one to stay,

And you got to come home from that day.

They say I'm blessed, "you made it, man, it's true,"

But every breath I take still belongs to you.

If you could see me now…

Would you be proud, or would you ask me how

I don't smile when you're not here?

I drink too much just to hide the tears.

Every laugh feels borrowed, every breath feels wrong,

I'm still living, but you're the reason I hold on.

If you could see me now… would you forgive me somehow?

They say "you're lucky, son, you made it out,"

But they don't hear the screams I still dream about.

Some nights I drive till the gas runs dry,

Talking to ghosts under blood-red skies.

Your dog tags hang from my rearview,

Every mile's a memory of you.

And I still keep your names on my lips,

And I still keep your names on my lips,

If you could see me now…

Would you be proud, or would you ask me how

I don't laugh while you're not here?

Sometimes I fake it just to disappear.

Every sunrise feels like it don't belong,

I'm still breathing, but damn, it feels wrong.

If you could see me now… would you forgive me somehow?

I swore I'd live the life you never got,

But some days, brothers, I just cannot.

I wear your memory like a scar that burns,

But maybe that's how your spirit returns…

To guide me through.

Now I stand with the ones who still remain,

We carry your fire through the hurt and pain.

Helping lost souls find their way back home,

'Cause none of us ever fight alone.

I found my reason, I found my vow —

To serve again, right here and now.

You gave me life when you laid yours down,

And I won't waste it — I'll make you proud.

If you could see me now… I think you'd smile,

Say, "You found your peace, it just took a while."

I still hear your voices when the night gets loud,

Telling me, "Brother, go make us proud."

So I'll live for you, with my feet on the ground —

If you could see me now…

I hope you'd be proud.

I hope you'd be proud.