“Despite It All”

Verse 1
They’ll judge you for everything
For what you are and what you ain’t
For what you say, for what you’ve got
For every little change
It ain’t that they want it
They just don’t want you to win
That’s how envy works in this world
It’s always settling in

Pre-Chorus
They smile in your face
But behind your back they fall apart
’Cause seeing you climb higher
Burns their heart

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Chorus
It took everything we had
Just to earn each little win
Before we ever tasted glory
We were drowning in the wind
Every stumble wrote a chapter
Every scar became a mark
I stood steady at the wheel
Kept the ship out in the dark
I just wanted to be someone
Not another nameless soul
So I held on to my faith
Despite it all

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Verse 2
Only a few pushed this broken cart
When the road was steep and long
Those are the ones who never call
Just to see what they can borrow from
But the ones who disappeared
Now they show up with a hand
After you tell ’em “No” one time
They don’t understand

Pre-Chorus
They act offended
Like you owe ’em something still
But I just let karma
Handle that bill

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Chorus
Yeah it cost us every ounce
Of sweat and sleepless nights
Before the world saw anything
We were fighting quiet fights
Every fall became a lesson
Every loss a stepping stone
I dug my boots in hard
And built it on my own
I just wanted to be someone
Not another face in the crowd
So I kept my faith alive
And I made my mama proud

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Bridge (Soft / Emotional)
I never needed revenge
Life balanced out the scale
I just prayed my time would come
And somehow I wouldn’t fail
Inside I held on to hope
When nobody else believed
Sometimes faith’s the only thing
A broke man gets to keep

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Final Chorus (Bigger / Emotional)
Yeah it cost us every ounce
But we’re still standing tall
Before the glory came
We gave our blood and all
I didn’t chase no vengeance
Didn’t let the anger grow
I just trusted in the timing
And let the hard times go
I knew I’d rise one day
Even when I’d fall
I kept my faith in something bigger
Despite it all

Sad country song