<Intro Playing> [Instrumental Break] [Verse 1] We came up from the cracks Still kept our backs up straight Learned hard from every loss Then turned pain into a plate No handouts, just the plan And a vision in the chest When the first door shut down We found another way to test [Pre-Chorus] I seen the falling down I seen the slow repair You can build a name in public But the real work happens there So I moved with open eyes Kept my heart in the light Every lesson left a mark Now I wear it like a crown [Chorus] Lead by example Show 'em how to stand Lead by example Put strength in your hands Made mistakes, then I learned Now I rise, now I earn Lead by example Yeah, we teach by how we stand [Verse 2] Black man with a blueprint Black man with a voice Black man with a promise That we all got better choice For the little ones watching At the corner, at the door I want them seeing progress Not the pain we saw before I can talk about the struggle But I live what I preach Every scar turned to signal Every loss turned to reach [Instrumental Break] [Pre-Chorus] I seen the falling down I seen the slow repair You can build a name in public But the real work happens there So I moved with open eyes Kept my heart in the light Every lesson left a mark Now I wear it like a crown [Chorus] Lead by example Show 'em how to stand Lead by example Put strength in your hands Made mistakes, then I learned Now I rise, now I earn Lead by example Yeah, we teach by how we stand [Bridge] If I stumble, I don't stay there I get up and I go Take the lesson, keep it moving That's the way I grow For my brothers, for my sons For the ones still finding flame We don't hide from the hard part We come back and make a name [Chorus] Lead by example Show 'em how to stand Lead by example Put strength in your hands Made mistakes, then I learned Now I rise, now I earn Lead by example Yeah, we teach by how we stand [Chorus] Lead by example Show 'em how to stand Lead by example Put strength in your hands Made mistakes, then I learned Now I rise, now I earn Lead by example Yeah, we teach by how we stand <Outro Until Fades>
