WHO I’VE BEEN

I wake up early, weight on my chest

Dreams in my pocket, bills on my desk

Hands stay busy, mind stay loud

Trying to stand tall in a world that bows

I’ve been quiet, I’ve been wrong

Still showing up when days feel long

Heart too deep for a surface win

Still becoming who I’ve been

I don’t talk much, I move in faith

Learned my lessons the harder way

If I fall, I get up again

That’s the truth about who I am

I’m more than my scars, more than my past

More than the nights I didn’t last

I bend but I don’t break inside

Still chasing peace, still learning pride

I’m not perfect, I’m just real

Trying to build what I couldn’t feel

If you wanna know where I stand

I’m becoming who I am

Love me once, I love you deep

Cross me twice, I set you free

I don’t beg, I don’t pretend

I give my all or nothing then

I’ve been tested, I’ve been tried

Carried weight I never showed outside

Still got hope in these tired hands

Still believing in the plan

I pray at night, I work all day

Try to keep the demons away

I don’t run, I face it when

I’m becoming who I’ve been

I’m more than my scars, more than my past

More than the nights I didn’t last

I bend but I don’t break inside

Still chasing peace, still learning pride

I’m not perfect, I’m just real

Trying to build what I couldn’t feel

If you wanna know where I stand

I’m becoming who I am

Still learning, still growing, still standing tall

If I lose my way, I still won’t fall

This is me—no disguise, no plan

Just a man

Becoming who I am