Hope He Knows

Verse

Met him back when he was only twenty-three

But his story started long before then, see

Sixteen years old, shadows in his mind

A battle with depression, cruel and unkind

His mother tossed the pills right out the door

Said "You're just seeking attention, nothing more"

A wound that cut him deeper than she'd know

A lonely fight with nowhere left to go

Chorus

But I hope he knows, yeah, I hope he sees

When the world turns cold, brings him to his knees

Family walks out, slams another door

He ain't alone, he ain't alone no more

Through every storm, through the thick and thin

I'll be right here, 'til the very end

No matter what comes, whatever they say

He's always got me, every single day

Verse

Working hard since he was eighteen years old

Trying to build a future, brave and bold

But every sunrise brings the same old fight

Demons in the daylight, shadows in the night

Feels like he's running, never gets a break

Carrying a burden no one else should take

He's pushing forward, though his spirit's sore

Facing down the demons at his door

Chorus

But I hope he knows, yeah, I hope he sees

When the world turns cold, brings him to his knees

Family walks out, slams another door

He ain't alone, he ain't alone no more

Through every storm, through the thick and thin

I'll be right here, 'til the very end

No matter what comes, whatever they say

He's always got me, every single day

Bridge

Years have passed, we've seen the highs and lows

The kind of pain that only friendship knows

Through thick and thin, yeah, side by side we stand

A promise made, a helping hand

They turned their backs, said he wasn't enough

But this bond right here? It's bulletproof, it's tough

Chorus

So I hope he knows, yeah, I hope he sees

When the world turns cold, brings him to his knees

Family walks out, slams another door

He ain't alone, he ain't alone no more

Through every storm, through the thick and thin

I'll be right here, 'til the very end

No matter what comes, whatever they say

He's always got me, every single day