[Verse 1]
I rise before the yard is bright
Mud on my boots, long day in sight
Hands got scars from the work I keep
Payin' for dreams I don't get cheap
Pile by pile, I lay my load
Back don’t bend, I still hold the road
If I fall, I get up again
Same old grit, same old grin
[Pre-Chorus]
I been forged in the rain
I been cut by the strain
Still I stand, still I move
Still I got something to prove
[Chorus]
I haul this weight
I don’t break
I grind, I go
I dig that hole
Fencepost crown
I wear it proud
I stand my ground
I stand my ground
[Verse 2]
Late-night shifts and a red-dirt floor
Knuckles split, still I ask for more
Mama said, "Son, don't chase no shine
Build your name one nail at a time"
So I patch that fence, I stack that wood
Turn bad news into something good
Every mile got a lesson in it
Every loss got a purpose in it
[Pre-Chorus]
I been forged in the rain
I been cut by the strain
Still I stand, still I move
Still I got something to prove
[Chorus]
I haul this weight
I don’t break
I grind, I go
I dig that hole
Fencepost crown
I wear it proud
I stand my ground
I stand my ground
[Bridge]
[Breakdown]
When the cold comes down
And the sky turns mean
I keep my name
In the hard-earned beams
One more push
One more mile
One more day
One more trial
[Final Chorus]
I haul this weight
I don’t break
I grind, I go
I dig that hole
Fencepost crown
I wear it proud
I stand my ground
I stand my ground