one day

Lyrics

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“You’ll Feel It One Day”

(Slow… almost spoken at first)

Preston…
You ever notice how things feel different…
when you want something…
compared to when you have it?

(pause)

(Verse 1)
When you want it—you’re kind, you’re light, you’re warm,
You laugh a little louder, you don’t bring storms,
You look at me like I’m your whole world then,
Like I’m not just your dad… I’m your best friend.

But something shifts when you get your way,
Like the sun in the room just fades to gray,
And I’m not that man I was before—
I’m just the one you don’t need anymore.

(Soft pull)
And you may not see it…
but I feel every bit of that change.

(Chorus – rhythmic, repeating idea)
And it pulls… and it pulls… and it pulls at me,
Every time you take and don’t see me,
Every word, every look, every little tone—
Makes a house feel less like home.

And it builds… and it builds… silently,
All the weight of what you don’t see in me,
Till one day that silence gets so loud…
It don’t feel like love anymore… just a crowd.

(Verse 2)
Me and your mom, yeah we try our best,
But you light the spark, then we handle the rest,
And every little fight that starts with you,
Turns into something bigger than it should do.

You walk away… like it’s all okay,
Like words don’t echo after you say them that way,
But they stay… they sit… they grow… they live…
Inside the ones who only try to give.

(Lower, deeper)
I give you everything I got inside…
But you only see it when it benefits your side.

(Chorus – deeper, heavier)
And it pulls… and it pulls… and it pulls at me,
Like I’m only here for what you need me to be,
Not a man… not a heart… not a soul that tries—
Just a shadow that stands when your world goes right.

And it builds… and it builds… quietly,
All the love that you don’t return to me,
Till it feels like I’m fading in plain sight…
Standing next to you… but not in your life.

(Bridge – very soft, vulnerable, slow)
And there’s a thought… I don’t like to say…
That maybe if I just… faded away…

(pause)

You’d feel it then…
You’d see it clear…
All the love that was always right here.

But I don’t want that…
That ain’t the plan…
I’m trying to raise you to be a better man.

(Rising, but controlled)
One who sees… one who knows…
That love ain’t something you use then go…
It’s something you hold… protect… and grow…
Before it’s something you’ll never know.

(Final Chorus – steady, hypnotic)
So feel this now… feel it deep…
Not everything given is yours to keep,
Respect… love… they don’t come free…
They’re built by how you treat… family.

And one day… yeah one day you’ll see…
What all of this really meant to me…
And I just hope when that day is here…
I’m still right beside you…
standing near.