[00:09.85]It's gonna be a long one, another grave yard shift [00:16.84]As he says goodbye to his wife and kids [00:23.72]He spends his life just like his dad's [00:29.53]Driving away under the weight of the badge [00:35.40]He's seen it all in his fifteen years [00:41.17]Watchin' our backs, facing our fears [00:47.75]Lord knows it ain't no easy task [00:53.46]Keeping us safe under the weight of the badge [01:00.16]He swore that oath to protect and serve [01:05.53]Pours his heart and soul into both those words [01:11.73]Lays his life on the line [01:17.44]And the line he walks is razor-fine [01:23.65]Tempered strength is always tough [01:29.42]But he ain't gonna buckle under the weight of the badge [01:36.18]Not that long ago, he woke up in the hospital [01:41.68]With his wife and kids praying by his bed [01:47.20]He said, "I'm gonna be alright [01:50.63]There's just some times you gotta fight" [01:53.60]And the truth is, nothing truer could be said [01:59.62]I do it for us and I do it for them [02:05.24]And I ain't gonna buckle under the weight of the badge [02:37.15]It doesn't weigh a lot until you put it on [02:45.46]And the weight of it is staggering [02:48.55]Then duty calls each time [02:54.27]He knows he's gotta answer [02:57.36]And it's all in the hand of [02:59.79]The heavy weight of the badge [03:11.47]And he ain't gonna buckle [03:14.63]Under the weight of the badge [03:23.53]No, he ain't gonna buckle [03:26.49]Under the weight of the badge