The Weight Of The Badge - George Strait

作词：George Strait/Bubba Strait/Dean Dillon

作曲：George Strait/Bubba Strait/Dean Dillon

It's gonna be a long one

another grave yard shift

As he says goodbye to his wife and kids

He spends 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

And 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 some times 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 gotta answer

And it's all in the hand of them the weight

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