Still the good guy

Been walkin’ through storms with nothin’ but love

Givin’ my heart even when it’s not enough

They take and they break, but I still stay

Like the sunrise—I rise anyway

I been the shoulder, the crutch, the light in the night

When they drown, I’m the boat—never askin' for a bite

Gave rides to the same ones who left me walkin’

Taught ‘em how to talk, now they ghost when I’m talkin’

Wiped tears for folks who’d never do the same

Prayed for people who only curse my name

But I hold my tongue, 'cause I ain’t built for spite

Just swallow the hurt, and sleep with the fight

Even when they doubt me

Even when they play me

I keep holdin’ steady

I still love ‘em daily

They use me up, tear me down

But I still show up, hold my ground

Got no cape, but I fight that fight

The good guy don’t sleep at night

Even if I break, I’ll bend

Still be the one they call a friend

They take my peace, but I refuse

To lose myself, no matter what I lose

Been last place in every line of love

Gave my all, and still wasn’t enough

They say I’m “too available”—guess that’s a flaw

Funny how kindness becomes what they saw

As weakness, soft, a heart to abuse

But I keep showin’ up, still refuse to lose

They lean on me, then leave me cold

I carry their secrets, but mine go untold

I cry where no one can hear the sound

Smilin’ while my soul breaks down

I know love’s not a trade

It ain’t somethin’ you weigh

It’s a fire you feed

Even when they walk away

So I stay

Righteous anyway

Momma said, “Don’t let the world change your soul”

So I kept gold in a world gone cold

They mock what’s pure, praise what’s fake

But I sleep good knowin’ what’s at stake

‘Cause when the lights dim and the crowds thin

Only love will win—only truth’ll begin

But it hurts, Lord, it burns

How many bridges I crossed just to watch ‘em turn

Back into smoke when I needed the most

But I toast to peace, not pain or ghosts

They use me up, tear me down

But I still show up, hold my ground

Got no cape, but I fight that fight

The good guy don’t sleep at night

Even if I break, I’ll bend

Still be the one they call a friend

They take my peace, but I refuse

To lose myself, no matter what I lose

They call when they’re broken, but never when I’m low

I help people grow, and they outgrow me though

Still I answer, still I stay

Still I lift them anyway

'Cause I won’t let pain define my name

I’ll be the light, even in the rain

Let ‘em take what they need, I got more to give

It’s not weakness to choose love and live

Used, maybe…

But broken? Never

I’m the good guy

Forever