Prompt / Lyrics
IF I DIDN’T WAKE UP Trey’s Song Spoken Intro (low, almost whispered) I don’t talk about that night much… ’cause it still feels like a ghost that follows me around. But if I didn’t open my eyes the next morning… my little boy… he’d have never known my name. --- Verse 1 There was a cold hardwood floor, a shaking hand, A needle on the counter like a loaded gun. I was fading out, slipping from this land, Thinking maybe this world was better off with one less son. But somewhere in the dark, a whisper pulled me back, A voice that was God, I didn’t know yet, calling me from the black. --- Chorus If I didn’t wake up, you’d have never known me, Never climbed on my shoulders, never called me Daddy. You’d be growing up wild with a ghost in your story, A man in a picture frame you never got to see. But I opened my eyes, and God gave me you, buddy… And that’s the day the devil lost his hold on me… --- Verse 2 Eight years later, you’re laughing in the yard, Chasing our mini pig like a runaway train. And I stand there thinking how close, how hard, I came to leaving you nothing but my last name. You don’t know the cliff I almost jumped off, Or how your little smile keeps pulling me back aloft. --- Chorus If I didn’t wake up, you’d have never known me, Never heard my voice crack when you said you loved me. You’d be drawing Father’s Day cards for a man you couldn’t see, Asking your mama why heaven had to take me early. But when I finally opened my eyes, and there you were waiting… A miracle I didn’t deserve but needed desperately. --- Bridge Sometimes I still feel that night breathing down my neck, A shadow on the wall reminding me of every regret. But then you grab my hand, and the fear just breaks — ‘Cause loving you, boy… that’s what kept me awake. Even when I don’t say it, you are one of the reasons I did break. --- Final Chorus (bigger, more emotional) If I didn’t wake up, you’d be living without me, Just a story they’d tell you when you asked about your daddy. But I’m right here now, and I’m fighting like hell, ’Cause you saved my life before you could even spell. Yeah, I opened my eyes, and the world looked different… ’Cause I saw the boy I almost never got to meet. --- Outro (soft, spoken) Trey… I’m here, buddy. And I’m not going anywhere.
Tags
Country, Intro whisper, Heavy Stomp Beat, Blues, Cinematic heavy hearted honesty. Personal
Duration
3:54
Instrumental
No
Created
2/14/2026