Preston hear us

Lyrics

"Preston, Can You Hear Us?"

(Verse 1)
Preston…
Every morning when the sun comes up,
Your Mimi wipes the sleep away and still chooses love.
Preston…
Every bill we couldn’t pay, every dream we put aside,
Was another piece of life we gave so you could have a brighter ride.

Preston…
You don’t see the tears behind the walls at night,
You don’t hear the silence after every fight.
You think the games are harmless,
Think dividing us gives power to your hands,
But every word you throw like fire
Burns the people helping you stand.

And Preston…
Your Mimi’s heart is tired.
Mine breaks more every day.
Not because we stopped loving you,
But because we watch you push that love away.

(Chorus)
Preston, Preston, can you hear us calling?
Can you hear the pain behind your name?
Preston, Preston, this family’s slowly falling
Every time you choose the lies and blame.

We gave up dreams so you could have tomorrow,
We carried storms so you could walk in sun.
Preston, don’t waste the little time we’re borrowed,
Don’t wait till love and childhood days are done.

Preston… can you hear us now?

(Verse 2)
Preston…
Life ain’t just about what you want today.
It ain’t screaming cruel words and walking away.
It ain’t foul language cutting through the people who defend you,
Or pretending all the damage somehow never comes back to you.

Preston…
The lies you tell are building walls around your soul,
Brick by brick they steal the man you’re meant to grow.
And one day you’ll wake up older,
And the road gets hard and cold,
And the lessons you ignored at home
Will become the weight you hold.

Preston…
We ain’t perfect people either.
We’ve made mistakes, that much is true.
But we kept showing up and fighting
Because our hearts believed in you.

(Chorus)
Preston, Preston, can you hear us calling?
Can you hear the hurt inside these scars?
Preston, Preston, every choice keeps echoing
Further than you think it really does.

We wanted laughter filling every hallway,
Wanted peace instead of slammed doors and pain.
Preston, there’s still time to change your pathway,
But someday regret don’t wash away like rain.

Preston… please understand.

(Bridge – slower, emotional)
Your Mimi cries in silence sometimes, Preston…
Not because she hates you.
Because she loves you so deeply
That watching you hurt yourself
Feels like drowning slowly.

And me…
I stayed because I saw greatness in you.
I still do.
But greatness can’t grow
Inside anger, disrespect, and lies.

Preston…
We don’t want fear in this house.
We want smiles.
We want memories that heal instead of haunt.
We want the boy we know is still in there somewhere,
Buried underneath the fighting and the noise.

(Verse 3)
Preston…
One day these days will all be gone.
The kitchen lights, the rides, the talks, the arms you leaned upon.
And life gets real fast when the people who loved you most
Become memories and photographs instead of voices close.

Don’t let regret become the loudest word you learn.
Don’t wait till bridges break and never return.
You still got time to turn around,
Still got hands reaching for your own,
But someday choices lock like chains
And leave a man alone.

Preston…
We never gave up on you.
And we never will.
But love can’t bloom inside destruction
Without your heart standing still long enough to feel.

(Final Chorus – powerful and emotional)
Preston, Preston, can you hear us crying?
Can you hear the love beneath the pain?
Preston, Preston, we are tired of trying
To survive another storm of rage.

We would give our final breath to help you,
Give our last tomorrow for your light.
Preston, all we ever wanted
Was to see you choose what’s right.

So Preston…
Please stop wasting all these moments.
Please stop tearing love apart.
Preston…
Your Mimi and I are fighting for your future
While begging you to fight for your own heart.

(Outro – soft, fading)
Preston…
We still believe in you.
Even now.
Especially now.
Please… hear us.