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What I leave behind
Lyrics
What I leave behind Yves Stilmant © 2025
[Verse 1]
I've chased stages and scribbled lines
Left my heart in every rhyme
Some nights I sang just to survive
Others felt like I was truly alive
Wrote my truth with a worn-out pen
And prayed these songs would matter then
The highs were high, the lows cut deep
But it's the weight of love I'll always keep
[Pre-Chorus]
Time flies fast, but I've come to see
My biggest songs are my family
[Chorus]
If I don't make the Hall of Fame
Or shine in lights beside my name
Let my girls hear these chords and know
Daddy gave it all just to show
That dreams are real, and hearts can shine
That's what I leave behind
[Verse 2]
I've played to crowds and empty rooms
Felt the sting of almost too soon
But every line I ever wrote
Was stitched with truth and full of hope
And if the world forgets my name
That's alright -- I've loved through the rain
I'd trade the hits and the big applause
For bedtime hugs and midnight talks

[Pre-Chorus 2]
I won't be here forever long
But my girls will carry my song
[Chorus]
If I don't make the Hall of Fame
Or shine in lights beside my name
Let my girls hear these chords and know
Daddy gave it all just to show
That dreams are real, and hearts can shine
That's what I leave behind
[Bridge]
Maybe someday they'll sing along
To the verses where I righted wrongs
And feel the love in every line
And know their daddy always tried
[Final Chorus]
So if I don't make the Hall of Fame
Or fill the world with fortune and name
Let 'em hear these chords and know
I wrote this life in full soul
They're the reason, the rhyme, the sign
That's what I leave behind
[Outro]
Yeah... that's what I leave behind
Lyric Credits: Yves Stilmant
Music Credits: Yves Stilmant
Producer Credits: Lumiere Soundworks/Audio Alchemy Productions
Publisher Credits: Groove Tattoo Publishing
Performance Credits: Yves Stilmant
Song Length: 3:12
Primary Genre: Country-Contemporary
Secondary Genre: -
Lead Vocal: Male Vocal
Language: English
Era: 2000 and later