Still Standing

Verse 1

Life hit hard, yeah, it don’t pull punches

Learned real quick dreams don’t come with lunches

Mama tried praying, bills kept calling

Smiles in public, behind doors we falling

I’ve been low where the lights feel distant

Heart full of scars, still feeling persistent

Every mistake got a name and a face

Every bad choice left a mark I can’t erase

They say “man up,” but they don’t see the weight

Nighttime thoughts tryna seal my fate

I talk to God like He owe me answers

He talk back slow, say “son, just stand there”

Chorus

I’m still standing even when I’m bent

Still breathing through the hell I been sent

Life tried breaking me piece by piece

But I learned real strength don’t come with peace

Yeah, I fall down, yeah, I mess up

But I get back up, I don’t give up

This life ain’t fair, but I’m still here

Still standing through the pain and fear

Verse 2

I seen good hearts turn cold from stress

Seen kind souls feel they ain’t worth less

Everyone fighting a war inside

Some just better at the way they hide

They judge quick but they don’t ask why

Don’t know the nights I just asked to cry

I ain’t proud of all the roads I chose

But every wrong turn made me grow

If you listening and you feel alone

Just know you ain’t the only one

We all trying to heal somehow

Trying to figure life out right now

Chorus

I’m still standing even when I’m bent

Still breathing through the hell I been sent

Life tried breaking me piece by piece

But I learned real strength don’t come with peace

Yeah, I fall down, yeah, I mess up

But I get back up, I don’t give up

This life ain’t fair, but I’m still here

Still standing through the pain and fear

Bridge

If nobody told you today, you matter

Your past don’t decide what happens after

Pain ain’t proof that you’re weak inside

Sometimes it means that you survived

Verse 3

I ain’t perfect, never claimed to be

Just a broken man chasing clarity

Turning my wounds into words and beats

Hoping my truth helps somebody breathe

Life a test with no damn guide

But I’m learning how to walk with pride

If I make it, I’ma reach back down

Pull my people up, won’t let ‘em drown

‘Cause hope hit different when it’s real

When it’s born from scars you still can feel

Final Chorus

I’m still standing, yeah, hear me now

Still breathing, still finding how

Life tried breaking me piece by piece

But I found my strength in honesty

If you hurting, if you fed up

Hold on tight, don’t give up

This life ain’t fair, but you still here

Still standing—yeah, that’s real right there