[Verse 1] I was scared of ghosts and what might be, Terrified of things that no one could see. Always asked my mama, “has anyone died here?” Afraid the ghosts were drawing near. I was fourteen when Mama died, And that fear couldn’t be pushed aside. I stood outside her bedroom door, Too scared to go in there anymore. [Pre-Chorus] I never thought that I could change, Or see that fear begin to fade. [Chorus] But I am stronger than I knew, I did what I was scared to do. I faced the things I’d feared for years, And found my strength through grief and tears. I was the girl who was afraid, But I became the woman who stayed. That old fear is in my rearview, The windshield holds the years I look forward to. And I’m stronger than I ever knew. [Verse 2] I was thirty-four when my dad’s time Was drawing near, and the choice was mine. I was with him and I watched him go, The hardest act of love I’d ever know. But I stayed beside him, held my ground, When his final breath was the only sound. I made all the plans, I saw things through, And found bravery I never knew. [Pre-Chorus] I never thought that I could change, Or see that fear begin to fade. [Chorus] But I am stronger than I knew, I did what I was scared to do. I faced the things I’d feared for years, And found my strength through grief and tears. I was the girl who was afraid, But I became the woman who stayed. That old fear is in my rearview, The windshield holds the years I look forward to. And I’m stronger than I ever knew. [Bridge] I chose the place where my dad would lie, I sang goodbye beneath the sky. I stayed until they lowered him down, And fear doesn’t drown me now. I'm getting older, and that's okay, I'm no longer afraid of what comes my way. I can look back at who I was, And see how far I’ve come because— [Final Chorus] I am stronger than I knew, I did what I was scared to do. I faced the things I’d feared for years, And stood my ground through grief and tears. I was the girl who was afraid, But I became the woman who stayed. My past is fading in the rearview, The windshield holds the years I look forward to. And I’m stronger than I ever knew. [Outro] I couldn’t face my mama when she died, I was too afraid to go inside. But I stood beside my dad till the end, And found bravery I never knew I had within. Now I look ahead without fear, At all the life that’s waiting here. I’ve made my peace with what I’ve been through, And I’ll face tomorrow with courage anew, Because I’m stronger than I ever knew.
