Keni Thomas - Fight I Couldn't Win lyrics

Eighth grade, standing my ground Outweighed by at least 30 pounds Oh, Willie T. James Meanest boy in the school Toe to toe outside of homeroom Like two gunslingers in the hall at high noon There's no backing down now You'd just look like a fool Somebody had to stand up to him I stood up, and got knocked back down again That's a fight I couldn't win Stumbling for words on the phone Dad's trying to tell me why he's not coming home It's your mother and me Boy, it's not your fault So it's one weekend a month And a summer vacation Made a special trip back, for my graduation Said, "I'm proud of you, son... take good care of your Mom" I tried to be a man and hold it in I didn't want to cry in front of him That's a fight I couldn't win And sometimes you've got to let go Sometimes you're gonna lose You try to choose your battles But sometimes they choose you Soldiers holding our ground Shots ringing out, and the men going down We were caught in harm's way Way too far from home Well it's not about pride or the headline story Not for the country, or even Old Glory At times like that, you're trying to bring each other back home I ran over to help my friend I tried to keep the life inside of him Mm, hm... I tried That's a fight I couldn't win