The Weight of the Badge

It's gonna be a long one, another graveyard shift As he says goodbye to his wife and kids He spent his life just like his dad's Driving away under the weight of the badge He's seen it all in his fifteen years Watching our backs, facing our fears Lord knows it ain't no easy task Keeping us safe under the weight of the badge He swore that oath to protect and serve Pours his heart and soul into both those words Lays his life on the line The line he walks is razor fine Tempered strength is always tough But he ain't gonna buckle Under the weight of the badge Not that long ago he woke up in the hospital With his wife and kids praying by his bed He said, "I'm gonna be alright, there's just sometimes you gotta fight" And the truth is nothing truer could be said I do it for us and I do it for them And I ain't gonna buckle under the weight of the badge It doesn't weigh a lot until you put it on And the weight of it is staggering Then duty calls each time He knows he's got to answer And it's all in the handling the weight Oh, the heavy weight of the badge And he ain't gonna buckle Under the weight of the badge No, he ain't gonna buckle Under the weight of the badge