The Weight Of The Badge

It's gonna be a long one, another grave yard shift
 As he says goodbye to his wife and kids
 He spends his life just like his dad's
 Driving away under the weight of the badge
 He's seen it all in his 15 years
 Watching our backs, facing our fears
 Lord knows it ain't no easy task
 Keeping us safe under the weight of the badge
 He swore that oath to protect and serve
 Pours his heart and soul into both those words
 Lays his life on the line
 And the line he walks is razor-fine
 Tempered strength is always tough
 But he ain't gonna buckle under the weight of the badge
 Not that long ago he woke up in the hospital
 With his wife and kids praying by his bed
 He said, 'I'm gonna be alright
 There's just some times you gotta fight"
 And the truth is, nothing truer could be said
 I do it for us and I do it for them
 And I ain't gonna buckle under the weight of the badge
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 It doesn't weigh a lot until you put it on
 And the weight of it is staggering
 Then duty calls each time
 He knows he's gotta answer
 And it's all in the hand of the heavy weight of the badge
 And he ain't gonna buckle under the weight of the badge
 No, he ain't gonna buckle under the weight of the badge