Prompt / Lyrics
[Verse 1] January fifth still hits me like a hammer to the chest, A date that should’ve been a candle, but became a failing breath. You were turning two, waiting for your dad to call, But I was lying on a cold hardwood floor trying not to die at all. The world kept spinning forward while I slipped into the dark, and somewhere in that silence, I swear I felt your heart. Begging God don’t take me now, there’s a boy who should’ve had his father singing songs and bringing cheer, Instead his daddy nearly didn’t make it through the year. [Chorus] Breylin’s birthday, January fifth… A day I should’ve held you close, a day I almost missed. I can’t erase the moment when the world went cold and dim, but son, I’m fighting every day so I can be here now for him. Breylin’s birthday… Still breaks me, but it builds me from within. Because I refuse to give up & let the Devil win. [Verse 2] I picture you at two, blowing your candles in the air, Wishing for a father who was sober, strong, and there. And I was somewhere fading, losing battles I had fed, Deep with a growing darkness, while you were growing older with a ghost of me instead. But God doesn’t waste a moment, even ones soaked through with pain, He pulled me from that darkness so I’d never fall again. He said son this life is mine & it’s not yours to take.. go be with your son & show him love the same and now I see your face in every sunrise that I chase, A constant reminder that I’m living for the boy I can’t replace. [Chorus] Breylin’s birthday, January fifth… A day I should’ve held you close, a day I almost missed. I can’t erase the moment when the world went cold and dim, But son, I’m fighting every day so I can be here now for him. Breylin’s birthday… Still breaks me, but it builds me from within. [Bridge] One day I’ll tell you everything When you’re old enough to hear, How your name became the reason I crawled out of all those years. How your birthday became sacred, Not from joy but from the cost… The day I almost left this world, The day I realized what I’d lost. [Final Chorus] Breylin’s birthday, January fifth… A scar upon my timeline, but a gift I won’t dismiss. ’Cause it woke me to the truth that I had one last chance to live, And now I’m here, I’m sober, and I’ve got more love to give. Breylin’s birthday… The day I almost died — The day I chose to live. [Outro] Yeah, January fifth… I’m still making it right.
Tags
Country, Dark, Slow, Devastating, Redemptive Outlaw Ballad, A Father’s Deepest Confession & Promise.
Duration
5:18
Instrumental
No
Created
2/14/2026