Standing for my babies

I learned how to be grown before I learned to be young

Fifteen years old, already running from what I’d become

Empty rooms, heavy nights, carrying more than my name

I had dreams in my pockets but nowhere to stay

Had a daughter by my side, sleeping hope on the floor

Survived the streets, the sickness, wanting out of the war

I lost myself to the darkness, tried to numb all the pain

But even broken, I was breathing — and that means I stayed

Pre-Chorus

They don’t see the scars I hide

Or the prayers I cried at night

But I learned how to survive

Chorus

I’m still standing for my babies

Through the fire, through the fall

I’ve been shattered, I’ve been shaking

But I never quit on love at all

They walked away, I stayed strong

When the world said I’d be done

I’m still standing for my babies

And I’ll rise every time I run

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Verse 2

Marriages that broke my heart, promises turned to dust

An ex who walked away like his sons weren’t part of us

I became both mother and father, every fight, every tear

Showing up every day when no one else was here

My boy sees a different world, colors louder than sound

Autism ain’t weakness, it’s a strength no one understands

I fight systems, stares, and silence, just to give him his chance

I’ll be his voice forever, with these tired hands

Pre-Chorus

They don’t know how hard it is

Carrying hope like this

But I refuse to quit

Chorus

I’m still standing for my babies

Every battle, every scar

Raising warriors from the ashes

Teaching them how brave we are

They walked away, I stayed strong

When the world said I’d be done

I’m still standing for my babies

And I’ll rise every time I run

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Bridge

I drowned my pain in bottles

Thought it helped me breathe

But sobriety saved my life

And showed me who I could be

Now I’m healing generations

Showing grandbabies the light

That life can still be beautiful

Even after the fight

I’m not perfect — I’m a fighter

Hard work in my veins

Every step I take forward

Is breaking old chains

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Final Chorus (bigger / emotional)

I’m still standing for my babies

For the ones who call me “Mom”

Every tear turned into power

Every weakness made me strong

I was left, I was lost

But I became more than enough

I’m still standing for my babies

Built from pain, fueled by love

Outro

If you wonder how I made it

After everything I’ve done

I did it for my babies

And I’ll do it till I’m gone