[Spoken Dedication] For anyone who’s ever carried heavy days, fought through the noise, and still kept going: this is my story. Wide Bay red dirt. Every nod, every word, every scene, every feeling is my own. [Intro] Ringing guitar opens [Verse 1] I’ve spent so long walkin’ the cane‑field haze Tryna find my way through the harder days Some things I lost, some things I kept Some steps I took I still regret But every time the sun sinks low I remember how far I got to go Can’t go back to the start again Can’t undo the hurt or the pain [Pre-Chorus] It doesn’t mean I’m givin’ in Doesn’t mean I’m lettin’ it win I take the good, I take the hard Keep my heart on the red‑dirt yard [Chorus] Rise through the haze — even when the days are long! Rise through the haze — even when the road is gone! Rise through the haze — I’m carryin’ my own song! Rise through the haze — I’m still movin’ on! Rise through the haze — even when the days are long! Rise through the haze — even when the road is gone! Rise through the haze — I’m carryin’ my own song! Rise through the haze — I’m still movin’ on! [Verse 2] Some folks said I wouldn’t make it far Said I’d get lost where the shadows are Some days I doubted my own two feet Wondered if the struggle was complete But I kept walkin’ down the bitumen line Kept that fire deep inside my mind Every scar’s a mark of where I’ve been Every step’s a new place to begin [Pre-Chorus] It doesn’t mean I’m givin’ in Doesn’t mean I’m lettin’ it win I take the good, I take the hard Keep my heart on the red‑dirt yard [Chorus] Rise through the haze — even when the days are long! Rise through the haze — even when the road is gone! Rise through the haze — I’m carryin’ my own song! Rise through the haze — I’m still movin’ on! Rise through the haze — even when the days are long! Rise through the haze — even when the road is gone! Rise through the haze — I’m carryin’ my own song! Rise through the haze — I’m still movin’ on! [Bridge: Breakdown to big lift] I know there’s more hard days ahead More dark hours before the bed But I’ve got the strength to face the test — Gonna give it all my best! [Final Chorus: Loud peak] Rise through the haze — even when the days are long! Rise through the haze — even when the road is gone! Rise through the haze — I’m carryin’ my own song! Rise through the haze — I’m still movin’ on! [Outro] Fade: ringing guitar + soft hot-wind hum
