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Verse 1
C G C
Didn't I make you proud, go and lay my life down, when you called my name.
C G C
I thought I stood for something, was doin' the right thing when I went away.
F C G
Now being back should be so simple, but I keep getting these mixed signals from everyone.
F C G
Why do folks sit and judge me, who ain't seen what I seen or did what I done.
C F C
Didn't I burn, didn't I bleed, enough for you.
C F C
I faced, your fears, felt pain so you won't have to.
G F
Yeah didn't I do my best, It wasn't home here when I left.
Verse
C G C
I've seen boys fall to pieces, grown men cry out for Jesus, till their black and blue.
C G C
I thought God was on our side, weren't we supposed to be the good guys that would never lose.
F C G
Cause I don't see no ticker tape or five mile parade saying, thank you son.
F C G
Just folks that sit and judge me, who ain't seen what I seen or did what I done.
Chorus
C F C
Didn't I burn, didn't I bleed, enough for you.
C F C
I faced, your fears, felt pain so you won't have to.
G F
Yeah didn't I do my best, It wasn't home here when I left.
Written by Anthony Smith