HE THINKS HE’S LOST Verse 1 He’s twenty-seven and tired Working late again Boots by the front door Same as it’s always been Little hands come running When he pulls into the drive And for a few short minutes The whole world feels alright But after everybody’s sleeping And the house gets quiet enough He sits alone in the kitchen Wondering if he’s enough Chorus He thinks he’s lost Thinks he’s falling behind Thinks everybody else Has got it figured out by now Thinks he’s supposed to be stronger Supposed to have a plan Doesn’t see the hero Looking back at him ‘Cause every bill gets paid Every promise kept Every night he comes home And gives them what’s left Yeah, he thinks he’s lost But he ain’t Verse 2 There’s a picture on the fridge Drawn in purple and blue Stick figure holding hands With “Daddy, I love you” And his wife still reaches For his hand in the dark Like she doesn’t need a reason To know exactly who he is But he stares at the ceiling Counting every mistake Measuring his worth By the money he can’t make Chorus He thinks he’s lost Thinks he’s falling behind Thinks everybody else Has got it figured out by now Thinks he’s supposed to be stronger Supposed to have a plan Doesn’t see the hero Looking back at him ‘Cause every bill gets paid Every promise kept Every night he comes home And gives them what’s left Yeah, he thinks he’s lost But he ain’t Bridge One day that little girl Will be all grown up And she’ll talk about her father Not about the things he bought Or the places that he didn’t go She’ll talk about how he showed up How he was there How he stayed How he loved them anyway Final Chorus He thinks he’s lost Still worries all the time Still carries every burden Like it’s only his to fight Still thinks he’s got a mountain He’ll never get across But to the two hearts waiting On the other side of that front door He’s the reason they feel safe The reason they believe And if you asked them They’d tell you He’s exactly Who he needs to be Outro He’s twenty-seven and tired But he ain’t lost.
