The Thunder You Keep Inside

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Some men fill a room with noise and pride Some men keep the thunder deep inside You never waste a single word But every one's the wisest I have heard With a sneaky grin and a twinkle in your eye You've had me fooled for years, and I don't mind [Chorus] Thomas, you're the strength I lean upon The steady fire that keeps on burning on A soft heart in a fighter's frame Faith in your hands, courage in your name Through every year, I'd choose you still I always have, I always will [Verse 2] Born with one eye dark and a back that bent Thirteen, six months in a cast you spent They wouldn't let you march off to the war So you found another fight worth fighting for A firefighter's coat, a guard's long shift You turned your hardest road into a gift [Chorus] Thomas, you're the strength I lean upon The steady fire that keeps on burning on A soft heart in a fighter's frame Faith in your hands, courage in your name Through every year, I'd choose you still I always have, I always will [Bridge] You caught a brand new baby's first cry Carried another home at their goodbye You photographed a dragon made of flame Taller than the barn it overcame [Verse 3] Fifteen years ago, on my drive to class I griped about a second coat of tar You said two layers make a road last twenty Straight-faced while I cussed Missouri near and far Then came that belly laugh, the Three Stooges kind Tom, you got me hook, line and sinker, every time [Chorus] Thomas, you're the strength I lean upon The steady fire that keeps on burning on Six children learned what a good man is From a soft heart and the hands that give Through every year, I'd choose you still I always have, I always will [Outro] You'll keep on helping others to the end My hero, my husband, my best friend