Showing Who I Am

Verse 1

I shake hands like I mean it,

Wear a smile that doesn’t break.

Folks say I’m the steady kind,

But they don’t see what’s at stake.

Verse 2

I carry all my battles,

Behind a hardened face.

The world believes I’m fearless,

But I’m fighting every day.

Chorus

I shake hands like I mean it,

Wear a smile that doesn’t break.

Folks say I’m the steady kind,

But they don’t see what’s at stake.

I’m learning now to open up,

To let the truth begin.

For the first time in my life,

I’m showing who I am within.

Verse 3

I’m trying now to open up,

To let the cracks be seen.

To show the weight I carry

And the man I’ve really been.

Chorus

I shake hands like I mean it,

Wear a smile that doesn’t break.

Folks say I’m the steady kind,

But they don’t see what’s at stake.

I’m learning now to open up,

To let the truth begin.

For the first time in my life,

I’m showing who I am within.

Bridge

You can’t be strong forever,

With walls built out of pain.

So I’m laying down my armor,

And I won’t hide again.

Chorus (slower, emotional)

I shake hands like I mean it,

Wear a smile that doesn’t break.

Folks say I’m the steady kind,

But they don’t see what’s at stake.

I’m learning now to open up,

To let the truth begin.

For the first time in my life,

I’m showing who I am within.

Outro (spoken)

Yeah, I’m showing who I am within…

I’m showing who I am.