Still here

Intro – spoken, emotional]

Yeah…

Ain’t nobody really know what I be dealin’ with…

But I’m still here.

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Behind on my rent, still playin’ it cool,

Smile on my face, but my heart confused.

Everybody need me, phone stay ringin’,

But when I need help, it’s straight to voicemail tunes.

I been givin’ my all, I been holdin’ it down,

Crack jokes in public, break down when I’m alone in the house.

Tryna stay kind in a world so foul,

Tryna keep faith when it feel like I’m drownin’ now.

I ain’t lazy, I’m tired, it’s a difference,

Same pain every night, I’m just livin’ with it.

I don’t got nobody I can really lean on,

So I talk to God, hope He listenin’.

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I been fightin’ my demons in silence,

Still show love even when I’m the one cryin’.

If I quit now, I let ‘em win,

So I wipe my face and breathe again.

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I’m still here, even when it hurt,

Still tryin’ to smile through the worst.

They don’t see the nights I cried,

But I still get up and survive.

I’m still here, still pushin’ through,

Still keepin’ my heart pure too.

Life keep testin’ me back to back,

But I ain’t fold yet, that’s facts.

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They think I’m okay ‘cause I laugh a lot,

But they don’t see the pressure I carry a lot.

Bills on the table, dreams on pause,

Still tell my people “I got you,” dawg.

I don’t ask for much, just peace of mind,

Somebody to tell me I’ll be fine.

Everybody lean on me for strength,

But I been weak for a minute, I won’t lie.

I lost hope, then I found it again,

Fell on my knees, then I stood as a man.

Ain’t nobody saved me when I was down,

So if I make it, I earned every inch of the crown.

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I ain’t perfect, I just keep goin’,

Heart still broke but it’s still growin’.

If this pain don’t kill me now,

Then I know it’s buildin’ me somehow.

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I’m still here, even when it hurt,

Still tryna smile through the worst.

They don’t know the weight inside,

But I still walk with my head high.

I’m still here, don’t count me out,

Been knocked down but I ain’t downed.

Life keep hittin’ me hard as hell,

But I’m still breathin’, so I’m still gonna prevail.

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Some nights I really be thinkin’ ‘bout givin’ up…

But somethin’ keep tellin’ me,

“You came too far to quit now.”

So I keep goin’.

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I’m still here, scars on my soul,

But I wear ‘em proud ‘cause they made me whole.

Every loss taught me how to win,

Every tear showed me who I am.

I’m still here, watch me rise,

Hard times ain’t my whole life.

I might be broke, I might be stressed,

But I ain’t done yet—remember that.

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Yeah…

If you feel this…

You not alone.