Three reasons I refuse to give up

Lyrics

[Spoken Intro] One day, my children may ask me: " Daddy, why did you keep going"? This is my answer. [Verse 1] We were sitting by the water, on the rocks beneath the sun Three little hearts beside me, three reasons not to run I held my phone up to the sky, trying to capture that day But deep inside a father's heart, there was so much left to say I've seen the doors close in my face, I've watched my plans fall through I've had to start from nothing, more times than I wanted to But when those little hands reach out, and those little voices call I find a strength inside of me that rises when I fall [Pre-Chorus] I don't need a golden mansion I don't need the whole world to know my name I just want the time to love them And a life where I can stay [Chorus] Three reasons I refuse to give up Three reasons I still believe Three little dreams beside the water Looking up at me I may fall, but I'll keep rising I may bend, but I won't break I'm not chasing money, I'm chasing moments That no money can replace Oh, three reasons I refuse to give up And a million more along the way [Verse 2] Somebody's mother works the night shift, somebody's father misses home Somebody's dreaming of a future, but they're fighting all alone Somebody thinks they're getting older, that their chance has passed them by But a dream doesn't have an age limit, and hope doesn't have to die So I opened up my story, put my heart into a song With a phone and a little courage, I invited the world along Not a promise we'll be famous, not a promise we'll be rich Just a chance to build tomorrow, one small step and one more wish [Pre-Chorus] And if my children hear this someday I hope they understand I wasn't trying to own the whole world I was trying to hold their hands [Chorus] Three reasons I refuse to give up Three reasons I still believe Three little dreams beside the water Looking up at me I may fall, but I'll keep rising I may bend, but I won't break I'm not chasing money, I'm chasing moments That no money can replace Oh, three reasons I refuse to give up And a million more along the way [Bridge - Choir Builds] One day, one song, one story at a time One voice becomes a thousand, then a million voices rise From Africa to America, let every dreamer sing We can build a different future from the stories that we bring And if tomorrow finds me tired And the road is long and steep I'll remember three little faces And the promises I keep [Final Chorus - Full Choir] Three reasons I refuse to give up Three reasons I still believe Three little dreams beside the water Looking up at me I may fall, but I'll keep rising I may bend, but I won't break I'm not chasing money, I'm chasing moments That no money can replace [Outro - Soft Piano] My children, if you hear this years from now Know that Daddy tried And every song I ever sang Had your dreams inside Three reasons I refuse to give up And a million more along the way.