11 - Growing Into me

[Verse 1]
Done carrying the weight of their sideways looks,
Their rulebook they wrote as they went along.
No more chasing a ribbon that don’t mean a thing—
I’m running with the King, yeah, I’m running with the King.

[Pre-Chorus]
I lay the burden down, I pick up the light,
Live who I am, not who they like.

[Chorus]
What I’ll leave behind is a faith they can hold,
A fierce kind of love and a truth that is bold.
When my kids say my name, let their eyes still shine—
Freedom and peace, that’s what I’ll leave behind.
(What I’ll leave behind…)

[Verse 2]
Tell the sky I was here for a moment or two,
Tried to leave every place with a little more truth.
I stumbled and bled, but I learned how to stand,
With my hope held tight in a nail-scarred hand.

[Pre-Chorus]
Every day one step, I’m choosing the light,
Trading my chains for a quiet night.

[Chorus]
What I’ll leave behind is a faith they can hold,
A fierce kind of love and a truth that is bold.
When my kids say my name, let their eyes still shine—
heart and hope, that’s what I’ll leave behind.
(That’s what I’ll leave behind…)

[Bridge]
Let the stone say more than dates and lines,
Let my children feel loved when my name comes to mind.
If my life is a whisper in time’s great song,
Let the echo keep singing long after I’m gone.

[Chorus – Lift]
What I’ll leave behind—yeah, I’m staking my claim:
A heart set on heaven, a good family name.
If you read my story in the last of the lines,
Make it truth and grace—that’s what I’ll leave behind.

[Post-Chorus / Outro]
That’s what I’ll leave behind…
love that lasts—that’s what I’ll leave behind.