Make You Proud

[Verse 1]
I used to wait out by the door
Just hopin’ you’d look back once more
But silence taught me how to speak
Through broken chords and calloused dreams

Your shadow always walked ahead
Too far to reach, too much unsaid
I built myself from missing parts
Wrote you a song with this cracked heart

[Pre-Chorus]
And now I’m older
But I still feel small
You’re not here
But I still want your call

[Chorus]
Dad, can you hear me now?
I’m still the kid who needed you around
I know we never got it right
But I would’ve tried, I swear I might
If this is my stage, then I’ll sing it loud
I’ll keep fighting
To make you proud

[Verse 2]
I wore your name like armor thin
Pretending strength I couldn’t win
You never said you loved me much
But I kept chasing every touch

I thought if I could make some noise
You’d hear the man behind the boy
But now you’re gone and I’m still here
With all the words you never heard

[Pre-Chorus]
I found my voice
In the quiet ache
And I still hope
It’s not too late

[Chorus]
Dad, can you hear me now?
I’m still the kid who needed you around
I know we never got it right
But I would’ve tried, I swear I might
If this is my stage, then I’ll sing it loud
I’ll keep fighting
To make you proud

[Bridge]
No more chasing what won’t change
But I’ll keep your name in every phrase
If love was silence, now I know
You showed it in the ways you’d never show

[Final Chorus]
Dad, can you hear me now?
Your son’s still learning how
To turn the pain into something true
I never stopped believing in you
And if I break or rise from the crowd
I’ll keep fighting
To make you proud
Yeah, I’ll keep writing
To make you proud