[Spoken Intro]
[Verse 1]
Daddy watched me from that front porch chair,
"Son, life ain't always gonna be fair,"
"Dry those tears, silence those sounds,"
"Don't let this world see you breakin' down."
Bleedin' in silence became my defense,
Buryin' my pain at my own expense,
Taught to be soldiers at an early age,
Learnin' to bury the hurt and the rage.
[Chorus]
Real men shed tears when their hearts are torn,
Not afraid to grieve, not ashamed to mourn,
We were raised to keep it all inside,
And never let the world see us cry.
But the truth gets revealed with every step,
By the tears we've shed and the pain we've kept,
And when I need a reason not to forget,
Grace reminds me even Jesus wept.
[Verse 2]
I learned to lock the gates up tight,
And keep my grievin' out of sight,
I froze my face through every loss,
My heart got the bill and paid the cost.
The grief and pain I tried to hide,
While all the tears just fell inside,
But an unshed tear don't disappear,
It just goes underground for years.
[Chorus]
Real men shed tears when their hearts are torn,
Not afraid to grieve, not ashamed to mourn,
We were raised to keep it all inside,
And never let the world see us cry.
But the truth gets revealed with every step,
By the tears we've shed and the pain we've kept,
And when I need a reason not to forget,
Grace reminds me even Jesus wept.
[Verse 3]
Now the mirror shows a different man,
Learnin' strength ain't hidin' who I am,
It takes more courage to finally heal,
Than hidin' behind a heart of steel.
The strongest hearts don't have to hide,
All the wounds they carry inside,
Sometimes the bravest thing you'll ever do,
Is let those tears come shinin' through.
[Bridge]
I spent half my life holdin' it in,
Wearin' that mask like a second skin,
The other half tryin' to find my way,
Back to the tears I gave away.
Turns out strength ain't what I thought,
And peace ain't found in battles fought,
Sometimes surrender is the final step,
That's when grace reminds me even Jesus wept.
[Final Chorus]
Real men shed tears when their hearts are torn,
Not afraid to grieve, not ashamed to mourn,
We were raised to keep it all inside,
And never let the world see us cry.
But the truth gets revealed with every step,
By the tears we've shed and the pain we've kept,
And when I need a reason not to forget,
Grace reminds me even Jesus wept.
[Outro]
Grace reminds me...
Even Jesus wept.