Built like this

Verse 1
I learned young how to bite my tongue
Shake a hand even when I’m done
Keep it movin’ when it’s fallin’ apart
Put a bandage on a breakin’ heart
I was raised on “don’t complain”
Work all week, pray for rain
Carry weight I never chose
Still wear it like it’s sewn

Pre-Chorus
I don’t say much, but I feel it loud
Every scar’s just another vow

Chorus
Yeah, I was built like this
Wide shoulders, heavy chest
I bend but I don’t quit
Even when I’m hurt to hell
I don’t show it, I don’t fold
I just dig in, white-knuckle hold
Yeah, the world might hit me hard
But I was built like this from the start

Verse 2
I’ve loved girls that couldn’t stay
Watched good things slip away
Slept alone with the TV glow
Actin’ fine, but I don’t know
How to fix what I can’t say
How to outrun yesterday
I just pour it in a song
Sing it till the pain is gone

Pre-Chorus
I don’t need pity, I don’t need praise
Just a little light on darker days

Chorus
Yeah, I was built like this
Wide shoulders, heavy chest
I bend but I don’t quit
Even when I’m hurt to hell
I don’t show it, I don’t fold
I just dig in, white-knuckle hold
Yeah, the world might hit me hard
But I was built like this from the start

Bridge (big, emotional lift)
Maybe someday I’ll let it break
Lay it all down, take the weight
But tonight I’ll stand my ground
Still breathin’, still around

Final Chorus
Yeah, I was built like this
Still swingin’, still pissed
Still believin’ I ain’t done yet
I’ve lost sleep, lost my way
Lost a lot but I still stayed
If you’re wonderin’ who I am
I’m the last one left who can
Yeah, the fire never quits
I was built like this

Outro
Yeah, I was built like this

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