Everything You Put Up With

[Verse 1]
You lost your sleep before I knew,
Stayed up late when I was through.
You cleaned the messes I would make,
Fixed the things I’d always break.

You heard “I hate you” more than once,
Then hugged me when I’d had enough.
You answered questions all day long,
Even when your patience was gone.

[Pre-Chorus]
You gave your time, you gave your heart,
You picked me up when I fell apart.
And somehow through the sleepless nights,
You still told me, “It’ll be alright.”

[Chorus]
For everything you put up with,
For every tear you hid,
For every time you sacrificed
The things you could have did.

For every “because I love you,”
For every “not tonight,”
For every time you stood between
Your child and the world outside—
I may not have understood back then,
But now I finally see…
Everything you put up with
Was love poured out on me.

[Verse 2]
You paid the bills, you packed the lunches,
Drove me everywhere in bunches.
Lost your keys, found mine instead,
Heard my footsteps overhead.

You watched me make the same mistake,
Knowing someday I’d learn the hard way.
You gave advice I wouldn't hear,
Then somehow stayed when I disappeared.

[Pre-Chorus]
You weren't perfect, neither was I,
We both had moments we'd deny.
But underneath the slammed doors and fights,
You never stopped loving me that night.

[Chorus]
For everything you put up with,
For every tear you hid,
For every time you sacrificed
The things you could have did.

For every “because I love you,”
For every “not tonight,”
For every time you stood between
Your child and the world outside—
I may not have understood back then,
But now I finally see…
Everything you put up with
Was love poured out on me.

[Bridge – Quiet]
I know there were nights
You were tired to the bone,
Wondering if you were doing enough
While carrying it all alone.

And maybe I never said it,
Maybe I didn't know how…
But if I could go back,
I'd tell you right now—

[Build]
Thank you for the sleepless nights,
Thank you for the worried calls.
Thank you for catching me
Every time I thought I'd fall.

Thank you for the second chances,
The patience and the grace.
Thank you for loving me
Through every stubborn phase.

[Final Chorus – Huge Emotional]
For everything you put up with,
For every sacrifice,
For every dream you put aside
To make a better life.

For every “I'm still here,”
When you were hurting too,
For every little thing you did
That I never noticed you do—

I may have been too young to know,
Too stubborn to understand…
But every step I've taken
Was helped by your two hands.

[Outro – Soft Piano]
So here's to every parent
Who gave more than they had…
Who smiled through exhaustion,
Who stayed through the bad.

You didn't just raise a child…
You gave a piece of your heart.

And now that I'm older,
There's one thing I finally see—

Everything you put up with
Was because you loved me.

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