Mama’s voice was thunder, Daddy’s silence like the rain
Walls held up more than memories, they held in all the pain
Dinner time was quiet, just the clinking of the forks
Love was spoken rarely, always lost behind closed doors
(Pre-Chorus)
But I learned to read the weather in their eyes
I grew up walking on a fault line
(Chorus)
Yeah, it’s rough around here, nothing soft about the truth
I found strength in all the cracks I never meant to move through
I carry every shout, every slammed door in my bones
But I made a life from the pieces they threw
Yeah, it’s rough around here — but I got through
(Verse 2)
Photos on the mantle, smiling faces out of place
Look a little closer, you can see the empty space
Holidays were battlegrounds dressed up in silver lights
I learned to fake a smile, learned to hide the fight
(Pre-Chorus)
Still I dreamed of peace in other rooms
Of a voice that didn’t shake when I told the truth
(Chorus)
Yeah, it’s rough around here, nothing soft about the truth
I found strength in all the cracks I never meant to move through
I carry every shout, every slammed door in my bones
But I made a life from the pieces they threw
Yeah, it’s rough around here — but I got through
(Bridge)
Some nights I still hear echoes down the hall
But they don’t break me anymore — no, not at all
I turned the silence into sound
I’m not lost — I’m just unbound
(Final Chorus)
It was rough around here, but I made it out alive
Wrote my story in the dark where their love didn’t arrive
I carry pain like armor, I carry scars like proof
That even in the hardest house, you can find the truth
Yeah, it’s rough around here…
But I got through