the letter
Lyrics
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There was never a time I didn’t give my whole heart to this thing we call love… to this thing we call family. Every dream I ever had for my life was built around us, around the belief that no matter how hard things became, we would stand together and fight through them.
So it breaks me to think that after everything we’ve built, the answer could be to walk away… to give up… to believe there’s no other way through the struggles we’re facing with Preston.
I can’t understand how a lifetime of love could be decided by the actions of a nine-year-old boy who is still learning who he is. He’s difficult sometimes, yes. He pushes boundaries, argues, and causes chaos. But we were young and unruly once too. We made mistakes. We tested limits. We didn’t always know how to handle our emotions or our pain.
If we walk away now, what are we teaching him about love? About family? We’ll show him that when things become hard enough, people leave. That love isn’t worth enduring storms for. That family can be broken apart instead of fought for.
And that damage won’t only hurt us now — it will shape him for the rest of his life. He may grow into a man who doesn’t fight for the people he loves because he never saw it done. A man who chooses the easy road instead of standing firm through hardship. That’s not the man we hope he becomes.
The struggle is worth it. The sleepless nights, the disagreements, the stress, the headaches — all of it is worth it if it means saving the life we dreamed of together.
Because what we have is worth fighting for.
And one day, I truly believe the effort we put in now will come back to us in the form of a stronger son, a stronger family, and a love that survived what could have destroyed it.
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“Worth the Fight”
(Verse 1)
I gave every beat inside this chest
Every dream I had, I gave my best
Built a life around your hand in mine
Thought forever meant we'd survive the hard times
Now the walls are shakin’ every day
And somehow love became a thing to throw away
Over storms a little boy can’t understand
Still learnin’ how to be a man
(Pre-Chorus)
We were reckless once too
Young hearts breakin’ rules
But somebody stayed
Long enough to help us through
(Chorus)
Don’t teach him love walks out the door
When the nights get hard and hearts get sore
Don’t teach him family’s just a word
That disappears when tempers burn
If we leave when the storm rolls in
He’ll grow afraid to love again
He’ll take the easy road someday
And never learn a heart should stay
This fight… this pain… this sacrifice
Could build a stronger life
What we got is worth the strain
Worth the tears and worth the rain
Baby, our love is worth the fight
(Verse 2)
He’s only nine, still wild and free
Tryin’ to find who he’s gonna be
And every hard road that we survive
Could shape the man he is for life
I know the pressure wears us down
Turns our smiles into battlegrounds
But broken homes leave deeper scars
Than the sleepless nights and angry hearts
(Pre-Chorus)
One day he’ll look back too
At everything we do
And learn what love becomes
When people see it through
(Chorus)
Don’t teach him love walks out the door
When the nights get hard and hearts get sore
Don’t teach him family’s just a word
That disappears when tempers burn
If we leave when the storm rolls in
He’ll grow afraid to love again
He’ll take the easy road someday
And never learn a heart should stay
This fight… this pain… this sacrifice
Could build a stronger life
What we got is worth the strain
Worth the tears and worth the rain
Baby, our love is worth the fight
(Bridge)
Years from now we’ll either stand
With stronger hearts and steadier hands
Or watch the ashes drift away
From everything we swore we’d save
And I still believe in you and me
In the life we’re meant to be
Even when the road gets hard
I still choose us with all my heart
(Final Chorus)
So don’t let forever slip away
Over storms that time could change
Because the love we built together
Was meant to last through any weather
And someday he will understand
What it means to be a man
To fight for love instead of run
To hold on when the world comes undone
The hurt today will fade with time
But losing us could break his life
Baby, what we built together
Is worth the fight forever