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[Intro]
[Violin and fingerpicked guitar
Slow and bare]
[Verse 1]
Coffee gone cold on the table
Rain in the sink
Drips in time
Bills in a stack like a sermon
Preached by a number I can't fight
Boots by the door
Mud still on them
Phone full of words I won't read
I stare at the wall till it wavers
Then I whisper what I need
[Chorus]
When life is tough
I fold up my sleeves
Hit back smiling
Through my teeth
If this old world wants a piece of me
It’s gonna see
I bend
But I don't break
I bruise
But I still sing
When life is tough
I fold up my sleeves
Hit back smiling
[Verse 2]
Mama once said in the kitchen
"Son
Every storm has a song"
You hum till the thunder grows tired
You hum till the hurt moves on
So I lace my faith like my laces
Tight
Till the doubt can't get in
Take one slow step through the wreckage
Feel that small fire begin (oh yeah)
[Chorus]
When life is tough
I fold up my sleeves
Hit back smiling
Through my teeth
If this old world wants a piece of me
It’s gonna see
I bend
But I don't break
I bruise
But I still sing
When life is tough
I fold up my sleeves
Hit back smiling
[Bridge]
[Fiddle climbs
Drums and claps grow]
Here's to the nights I was crawling
Here's to the days I felt done
Here's to the fact I’m still walking
Half scared
Half wild
All sun
[Chorus]
When life is tough
I fold up my sleeves
Hit back smiling
I still breathe
If this old world wants a piece of me
It’s gonna see
I bend
But I don't break
I bruise
But I still sing
When life is tough
I fold up my sleeves
Hit back smiling
Hit back smiling (hey!)
When life is tough
I fold up my sleeves
Hit back smiling
Details
GeneratedFeb 19, 2026
Duration3:48
LanguageEnglish
Style
rock, Earthy Celtic-country rock hybrid with rootsy fingerpicked acoustic guitar and fiddle intro, baritone male vocals in a Leonard Cohen–like murmur that gradually opens into a warm, rough-edged singalong. Low drums and upright bass slide in on Verse 1, adding a slow sway; chorus lifts with stomps, claps, and bright fiddle lines. Final chorus adds gang-style backing vocals and a small key lift in the strings for a quietly triumphant feel., violin, happy, sad, deep
Credits
Prompt by
James6346
James6346ModelAria v5
Prompt
Violin intro keltisk rock,countryrock a rootsy fingerpicked Deep dark leonard Cohen voice
Start sad gets more happy out in the song about
When life is tough, I fold up my sleeves and hit back smiling
