Joe final

I’m Good

Verse 1

My mind wakes up before the rest of me

A hundred loose wires underneath

Coffee goes cold while I’m chasing the day

Always moving, never fully in place

I’ve got a good woman, kids down the hall

A life I’m damn proud of—I’ve worked for it all

But peace makes me nervous, silence feels wrong

Like the second I stop, it could all come undone

Pre-Chorus

I learned real young not to let ’em see me bend

So I swallow the weight and do it all again

Chorus

So I run, run, run ’cause I don’t know how to stop

Worked three times as hard, still scared it ain’t enough

I carry the whole damn world across my back

Tell everybody, “I’m good,” while I’m coming apart

I’ve got everything I prayed for waiting at home

Still fighting old voices like I’m out there alone

I say, “I’m good, I’m good,” but God only knows

How heavy it gets

When I don’t let it show

Verse 2

“You’ll never be much,” they said to my face

Too scattered, too restless, too far out of place

Couldn’t hold my focus, words moved on the page

So I learned how to work through the doubt and the rage

I worked three times harder just to stay in the fight

Turned every “you can’t” into one more long night

Now I’ve built a good life they said I never would

Still chasing the feeling that I’ve finally done good

Pre-Chorus

They made me feel broken, made me feel less

Now I’d rather run empty than admit I need rest

Chorus

So I run, run, run ’cause I don’t know how to stop

Worked three times as hard, still scared it ain’t enough

I carry the whole damn world across my back

Tell everybody, “I’m good,” while I’m coming apart

I’ve got everything I prayed for waiting at home

Still fighting old voices like I’m out there alone

I say, “I’m good, I’m good,” but God only knows

How heavy it gets

When I don’t let it show

Bridge

My wife says, “Slow down—you’ve got nothing to prove”

But those old words still follow every step that I move

And the people I love are the reason I fight

Still I miss what is right here while I’m chasing what’s next

I made a fire from every word they said

That fire built this life and still burns in my head

Maybe strength ain’t carrying every stone

Maybe loving them means I don’t do it alone

Breakdown

I’m good, I’m good

That’s the lie that I know

I’m good, I’m good

So I don’t let it show

Final Chorus

Still I run, run, run ’cause I don’t know how to stop

Worked three times as hard, still scared it ain’t enough

I carry the whole damn world across my back

Tell everybody, “I’m good,” while I’m coming apart

I’ve got everything I prayed for right here at home

Maybe I don’t have to carry it all alone

I say, “I’m good, I’m good,” but God only knows

How heavy it gets

When I don’t let it show

Outro

I’m good, I’m good

That’s what I always say

I’m good, I’m good

While I grind myself away