[INTRO – acoustic | very minimal]
(Single acoustic guitar, room noise, no drums)
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[VERSE 1 – intimate | conversational]
World was stacked, deck wasn’t fair
Bills on the table, thin cold air
Counted the days, stretched every dime
Learning to live it one week at a time
Saved all week just to buy coffee
On the way to a Saturday morning game
Stands were loud, pockets were empty
Still showed up proud wearing our name
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[PRE-CHORUS – light build | reflective]
Every number said we’d fall apart
Every sign said turn back now
But quitting never crossed our minds
We were already too far down
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[CHORUS – restrained | emotional, not big]
It was us against the world
And we didn’t back down
Every hit, every hard-earned round
Yeah, we took it on
When the weight said “fold,” we stood our ground
Had nothing to lose, still showed up proud
It was us against the world
And we took it on
(Keep this honest — no big harmony yet)
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[VERSE 2 – steady | worn-in]
There were nights when a blown tire
Felt like it might light the whole thing on fire
One wrong break, one bad day
Could’ve washed everything we built away
Holding it all by a single thread
Praying nothing else would come undone
But love don’t care what the numbers said
It just asks if you’re gonna run
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[PRE-CHORUS – same feel | minimal]
No safety net, no plan B
Just faith and stubborn ground
If something broke, we fixed it slow
Or found our way around
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[CHORUS – slightly fuller | still restrained]
It was us against the world
And we didn’t back down
Every hit, every hard-earned round
Yeah, we took it on
When the weight said “fold,” we stood our ground
Had nothing to lose, still showed up proud
It was us against the world
And we took it on
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[BRIDGE – almost spoken | stripped]
Fear stayed quiet in the dark
Never once between our hearts
We didn’t talk about leaving
We talked through every part
If love was all that still stood
Then love was enough to try
Pressure don’t break you when it’s real
It shows you who you are inside
(Let this breathe — no drums or just soft brush)
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[FINAL CHORUS – quiet lift | emotional payoff]
It was us against the world
And we didn’t back down
When the stakes kept getting higher
We stayed in the round
When the weight said “fold,” we stood our ground
Had nothing to lose, still showed up proud
It was us against the world
And we took it on
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[OUTRO – raw | unresolved]
Still are.
(Let the last chord ring out)
MRLincoln
