[Title: Keep Fighting] [Intro] Zero Yeah This one hurts But I’m still here [Verse 1] Twenty-three with a company name Over the road, chasing money and flame Hand over fist, yeah, the bank looked right But the house got cold every lonely night Miles on miles, white lines in my eyes Phone calls home with a pain disguised Everybody saw the checks stack high Nobody saw the man inside me die Missed birthdays, missed laughs, missed little things Missed the sound of home and what family brings I never meant work to steal my place But a man provides when the world gives chase I was building a life But losing the room Hauling that freight Like I hauled my doom [Pre-Chorus] And I told myself This is what men do Bleed in silence Just to carry you [Chorus] Keep fighting When the night gets black Keep fighting When you can’t turn back Keep fighting When your heart gets torn When the life you built Gets ripped and worn I was broken I was blinded But I kept surviving No matter what happens No matter how hard Keep fighting Keep fighting [Verse 2] She loved the money, loved what it gave But left my name standing over a grave Ran to another man, then came back around Just to keep my hope chained to the ground Thirteen years with a string on my chest Maybe this time, maybe we fix what’s left Maybe my family comes back to me Maybe I get what I bled to feed But it was money Or my body Or whatever she could take Every little promise Had a hook and a fake She kept me hanging Kept me sick Kept me crawling For another hit [Pre-Chorus] And I hate that I hoped I hate that I tried I hate every night That I swallowed my pride [Chorus] Keep fighting When the night gets black Keep fighting When you can’t turn back Keep fighting When your heart gets torn When the life you built Gets ripped and worn I was broken I was blinded But I kept surviving No matter what happens No matter how hard Keep fighting Keep fighting [Verse 3] Then the divorce came with a colder blade And the cruelest game that she ever played Almost a year, she kept them from me My own damn kids that I couldn’t see Phone in my hand, trying not to break Hearing them cry, asking why I’m away “Dad, we miss you,” cutting through bone I’d hang up and fall apart alone That was the hardest hell I ever knew No road, no fight, no pain cut through Like hearing your kids cry out for you And there’s not one damn thing you can do Came a time I wanted the lights to end Couldn’t see my kids, couldn’t breathe, couldn’t bend But something in me wouldn’t let go Some broken spark said, “Not yet, Zero” [Breakdown] Not yet Not done Not dead Not gone Get up Breathe in Bleed out Begin Not yet Not done Not dead Not gone For your kids Keep holding on [Bridge] Now they’re with me And I can breathe I got a new wife Who actually sees me Not just the wallet Not just the grind Not just the man Running out of time She cares when I’m quiet She hears when I’m low She stands in the fire And doesn’t let go And my kids are here After all that pain Like sunlight cutting Through years of rain [Rap Bridge] I went from company owner to a ghost on the road A father with a heart carrying too much load Made cash, lost moments, paid dues, lost sleep Buried my hurt where the diesel ran deep I gave too much to people who drained me hollow Fed them my future and prayed for tomorrow I held onto hope like a knife in my hand Thinking maybe one day I’d get my family again But the truth came ugly, the truth came mean Some people use love like a slot machine Pull on your heart till the money falls out Then leave you alone with your fear and doubt But look at me now, yeah, I made it through After every damn thing I didn’t think I could do Kids by my side, real love in my life Proof that hell don’t get the final right [Final Chorus] Keep fighting When the night gets black Keep fighting When you can’t turn back Keep fighting When your heart gets torn When the life you built Gets ripped and worn I was broken I was blinded But I kept surviving No matter what happens No matter how hard Keep fighting Keep fighting [Final Breakdown] If you’re down in the dark And you can’t see the end If the pain in your chest Feels bigger than breath Hold on Hold fast This hell won’t last Hold on Hold fast This hell won’t last [Outro] Zero I almost broke But I didn’t I almost quit But I’m still living My kids are with me My wife really loves me And I’m happy as hell now So no matter what happens Keep fighting It gets better