(Verse 1)
I wake up before the sun,
Pack lunches, find that missing shoe.
Pour coffee that goes cold,
āCause thereās always something else to do.
Homework on the table,
A pile of laundry by the chair,
Iām running late for work,
But somebody needs their teddy bear.
(Chorus)
This is what parents do ā
We hold it all together with tape and glue.
Weāre tired but we push on through,
āCause nobody loves them the way we do.
(Verse 2)
Thereās bills stacked on the counter,
A calendar full of games,
Doctorās notes and permission slips,
And spelling words to explain.
We cheer in the bleachers,
We cook when the fridge is bare,
We fix what gets broken,
And weāre just glad to be there.
(Chorus)
This is what parents do ā
We hold it all together with tape and glue.
Weāre tired but we push on through,
āCause nobody loves them the way we do.
(Bridge)
Itās carpool lines and grocery runs,
Late-night talks and bad dad puns.
Itās saying ānoā when it would be easy to say āyes,ā
Itās finding joy in the middle of the mess.
(Verse 3)
They wonāt remember the dishes,
Or how the house was clean,
Theyāll just remember the moments,
When we showed up on their team.
So Iāll tuck them in each night,
Even when Iām d**d on my feet,
āCause love is in the little things,
And thatās what makes life sweet.
(Final Chorus)
This is what parents do ā
We hold it all together with tape and glue.
Weāre tired but we push on through,
āCause nobody loves them the way we do.