[Verse] Behind the lumber stacks where the dust settles slow The deputy hides in the shadowed glow Of a cracked streetlamp flickering tired and worn He wipes a tear for the night and the day he's mourned [Pre-Chorus] The silence holds him tight like a worn-out coat Memories heavier than the words he never spoke [Chorus] Cryin’ behind the hardware store, Where the world forgets what he’s been fighting for. Tears running down like the rain on the floor, A broken heart beats behind that old back door. [Verse] The whistle of the wind through the pine and the chains Mixes with the ache he can’t explain He’s got a badge but no one sees the man Just a shadow standing where a hero once ran [Pre-Chorus] The weight of justice, it’s a lonely fight In the still of the night, he’s losing sight [Chorus] Cryin’ behind the hardware store, Where the world forgets what he’s been fighting for. Tears running down like the rain on the floor, A broken heart beats behind that old back door. [Bridge] Maybe one day the morning will break And heal the pain that makes him ache Till then he’ll stand where the dark winds roar A quiet soldier, crying behind the hardware store [Chorus] Cryin’ behind the hardware store, Where the world forgets what he’s been fighting for. Tears running down like the rain on the floor, A broken heart beats behind that old back door. [Chorus] Cryin’ behind the hardware store, Where the world forgets what he’s been fighting for. Tears running down like the rain on the floor, A broken heart beats behind that old back door. [Outro] A broken heart beats behind that old back door.