[Spoken Dedication] For anyone who's carried heavy days, fought through the noise, and still kept going— this is my story. [Track 1: Back Track] [Verse 1] Down the back track where the gum-trees lean There's a guard-rail bent where the road's unseen Been hit hard by the years and the stormy blast Bent but still standin', won't break so fast Sometimes I feel like that old rail there Bent and shaken, out of repair Like the ground's slippin' under my feet each day Like I'm driftin' further away [Pre-Chorus] I try to hold on, I try to stay Try to find my way through the grey But the weight keeps pushin' deep inside — Tryna pull me with the tide [Chorus] Broken guard-rail — bent but I'm still standin'! Broken guard-rail — through the dark I'm landin'! Broken guard-rail — winds keep blowin' hard! Broken guard-rail — still I hold my guard! Broken guard-rail — bent but I'm still standin'! Broken guard-rail — through the dark I'm landin'! Broken guard-rail — winds keep blowin' hard! Broken guard-rail — still I hold my guard! [Verse 2] Some nights I sit and I stare out far Watch the first light of the evening star Think of all the things I've had to face All the hard turns in my place Some days I stumble, some days I fall Some days I feel like I've lost it all But I get back up where the dust lies thick Find my feet and stick to the trick [Pre-Chorus] I try to hold on, I try to stay Try to find my way through the grey But the weight keeps pushin' deep inside — Tryna pull me with the tide [Chorus] Broken guard-rail — bent but I'm still standin'! Broken guard-rail — through the dark I'm landin'! Broken guard-rail — winds keep blowin' hard! Broken guard-rail — still I hold my guard! Broken guard-rail — bent but I'm still standin'! Broken guard-rail — through the dark I'm landin'! Broken guard-rail — winds keep blowin' hard! Broken guard-rail — still I hold my guard! [Bridge] I'm not perfect, I'm not new — But I'm still here, still pushin' through! Bent a little, scarred a lot — Still I'm here where the red-dirt's got me! [Final Chorus] Broken guard-rail — bent but I'm still standin'! Broken guard-rail — through the dark I'm landin'! Broken guard-rail — winds keep blowin' hard! Broken guard-rail — still I hold my guard! [Outro] Heavy guitar fading to soft clean strum
