[Verse 1]
Mama showed me old papers at the table
Said don’t let them rewrite this
His name typed like a number on a line
Like he wasn’t a person
Sun up he was already moving
No one asked him what he wanted
Hands cracked before he hit thirty
Still showed up every morning
[Pre-Chorus]
No choice
No break
Just work
And faith
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[Chorus]
They took his time
They took his back
They took everything they could grab
But he didn’t fold
He didn’t crack
He carried all of that
Say his name
Say his name
Don’t let it fade like that
They couldn’t break him
They couldn’t end him
Say his name
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[Verse 2]
Freedom came but nothing opened
Same roads just different signs
He walked past doors that stayed locked
Didn’t waste time asking why
Cold nights sitting at that table
Counting what was barely there
Still made sure they all ate first
Acted like he didn’t care
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[Pre-Chorus]
No help
No rest
Just him
And what’s left
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[Chorus]
They took his time
They took his back
They took everything they could grab
But he didn’t fold
He didn’t crack
He carried all of that
Say his name
Say his name
Don’t let it fade like that
They couldn’t break him
They couldn’t end him
Say his name
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[Bridge] 🔥 (PEAK — SIGNATURE LINE)
I don’t pray for strength
I prove I already got it
You can hear him when I walk in
Same weight in my hands
Same silence when I’m working
Same look when I stand
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[Build]
Woodard
Still here
Still standing
Still here
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[Final Chorus]
They took his time
They took his back
They took more than they give back
But I don’t bend
I don’t ask
I carry all of that
Say his name
Say his name
I won’t let it fade like that
You couldn’t break him
You couldn’t end him
Say his name
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[Outro]
You tried to write him off
I’m still writing him in
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