[Verse]
They handed me the weight before I could walk
Small hands
Big load
No time to talk
Every tear I swallowed
Every fear I hid
They called it strength
But I was just a kid
[Prechorus]
They lean on me
I don't lean back
Built my walls
No room for cracks
[Chorus]
Why am I the strong one
Why’s it always me
Holding up the ceiling while they all break free
I never fall apart
I never let it show
Why am I the strong one
I don’t even know
[Verse 2]
The nights get quiet
But my mind screams loud
Carrying the silence of a crying crowd
Their pain’s my shadow
It never leaves
A strength so heavy
It’s hard to breathe
[Prechorus]
They lean on me
I don't lean back
But sometimes I wish I could crack
[Chorus]
Why am I the strong one
Why’s it always me
Holding up the ceiling while they all break free
I never fall apart
I never let it show
Why am I the strong one
I don’t even know