VERSE 1 Mama worked doubles Feet aching through the night Pressed her hair in the kitchen Still showed up looking right World kept taking Like it got a debt to claim Smile for the customers Cry on the train Bills on the counter Dreams in the sink Everybody need a piece of her Never asking what she think Strong Black woman Yeah they love that phrase Till your back starts breaking From carrying the weight ⸻ PRE-CHORUS Ooooh… Every scar got a story Every tear got a name How you call me magic After putting me through flames? ⸻ CHORUS But ain’t I still here? Still singing somehow Still putting gold on my spirit Even when life tried dragging me down Ain’t I still here? With my head held high You can bruise these hands baby But you can’t kill my pride Oooohhh… I bend but I don’t break Built from the prayers My grandmother made Ain’t I still here… ⸻ VERSE 2 Doctor say “calm down” Boss say “tone it low” Everybody want the rhythm But don’t care about the soul Love came hungry Left when the table got bare Now she dancing with loneliness Like it’s always been there Baby crying softly 3 a.m. blues Mascara on the pillow And holes in her shoes Still she rise every morning Coffee black and hot Looking in the mirror whispering “Girl… give ‘em all you got.” ⸻ BRIDGE I come from women Who buried pain in hymns Braided hope in their daughters And still found joy within So blow that trumpet slowly Let that old bass moan This ain’t just my story This every woman I know ⸻ FINAL CHORUS And ain’t I still here? After all this time Still dancing through the heartbreak Still making struggle shine Ain’t I still here? Through the smoke and fear Whole world tried to silence me But baby—I’m still here OOOOHHHHHHH Still soft Still strong Still worthy Still holding on Ain’t I… Ain’t I still here…
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