[Verse 1] I left home when I was sixteen, Trash bag full of clothes and broken dreams. The world kept saying I’d never survive, But every morning I’d still rise. I learned real young life wasn’t fair… But, I escaped from there. [Verse 2] Two little mouths to feed each night, I’d fill their plates and hold them tight. I’d eat the scraps that they left behind, And pray tomorrow would be more kind. My ribs would show, my face grew thin… But I never let the hunger win. [Pre-Chorus] Life kept whispering, “Just let go.” But I held on and whispered, “No.” [Chorus] Strength looks like her… That’s what some would say. But I didn’t see a strong woman In the mirror each day. One more hard day, one more fight, One more tear behind a smile. I never knew what I was worth… Still, they said, “Strength looks like her.” [Verse 3] I couldn’t change where I came from, But I shaped who my kids would become. I taught them every heart’s the same, Beyond their color, faith, or name. Love is love, and hate won’t win; Kindness always starts within. I couldn’t give them wealth to share… But, I gave them hearts that care. [Bridge] I thought love always walked away, Since no one ever chose to stay. Then he came and proved me wrong; He loved me steady, loved me strong. He helped me carry every load… But, I still walked my own road. [Final Chorus] Strength looks like her… Now I finally see. She was that scared sixteen-year-old girl Still fighting to believe. She fed her babies every night, And lived on every leftover bite. Every scar and every tear Made me the woman standing here. I never believed what I was worth… Until he looked at me and said, “Strength looks like her.”
