Unbroken

For a second I didn't recognize
 The face that grew from boy to man before my eyes
 The lines are hard, the beard is thick,
 And the scars might play a trick
 But the savage jaw clenched, baby chin,
 And flood of memories rushes in
 At the time our lives seemed like a daily rerun state
 Like nothing that we did could bring us to a better place
 We punched the clock, worked all day,
 And made jokes about low pay
 And watched some screens, and drank some drinks
 And set alarms and got some winks then
 On, keep pushing on,
 Past complaints unspoken
 Hurt but unbroken
 On, keep pushing on, to the new day
 Unbroken
 On, keep pushing on,
 Like a wheel with a spoke bent
 Hurt but unbroken
 On, keep pushing on, to the new day
 I think back and second guess the choices I have made
 I wonder how I could've won the games we played
 Had less guitars, a smaller place
 And a job with slower pace
 And home each weekend,
 Playing catch and walking dogs a better dad
 On, keep pushing on,
 Past complaints unspoken
 Hurt but unbroken
 On, keep pushing on, to the new day
 Unbroken
 On, keep pushing on,
 Like a wheel with a spoke bent
 Hurt but unbroken
 On, keep pushing on, to the new day
 On, keep pushing on,
 Past complaints unspoken
 Hurt but unbroken
 On, keep pushing on, to the new day
 Unbroken
 On, keep pushing on,
 Like a wheel with a spoke bent
 Hurt but unbroken
 On, keep pushing on, to the new day