Woke up with nothing but the weight on my chest, Couldn't see the ceiling through the doubt and the mess, Bills on the table, yeah the clock's runnin' out, Tryna hold my breath every time that I drown. Mama worked doubles just to keep the lights on, I watched her sacrifice and tried to stay strong, Lost a couple people who I thought had my back, Found out real quick who was gold and who was cap. Had nights on my knees, eyes red, voice hoarse, Askin' God to show me if I'm still on course, Felt the silence, but I still felt His grace, A quiet in my spirit only He could place. Never give up, even when the road bends, Scars on my story but it never ends, I thank God for the fight, for the fire, for the pain 'Cause every single storm was turnin' me to rain. Never give up, no I won't fold, Pressure makes diamonds, that's what I was told, Through every valley, through every loss, I found my purpose hangin' on that cross. Went through a chapter where I hated the mirror, Didn't like the person that was getting clearer, Made mistakes I couldn't take back, had to own it, Burned some bridges, broke some vows, gotta atone it. Relationships crumbled, yeah the walls came down, Tried to fix it all and nearly lost myself in town, But rock bottom showed me what I was made of though, Stripped away the fake, let the real me show. Started over slow, took it day by day, Every small win felt like Sunday after days of grey, Wrote my pain in journals, turned my tears to songs, Found my way back home where I always belonged. Never give up, even when the road bends, Scars on my story but it never ends, I thank God for the fight, for the fire, for the pain 'Cause every single storm was turnin' me to rain. Never give up, no I won't fold, Pressure makes diamonds, that's what I was told, Through every valley, through every loss, I found my purpose hangin' on that cross. I've been broken, I've been low, Walked through fires you'll never know, But I heard a voice inside the dark that said, "Child, you were built for this, rise from the dead." So I lifted every heavy thing I carried, Laid it at the altar, let the weight be buried, Thank you God for not givin' up on me, Even when I couldn't see what You could see. Now I'm standing in a season that I prayed for, Everything I begged for on my floor, Took some years but every scar has got a meaning, Every wound a window that I'm finally seeing. I still got my battles, don't get it twisted, But I walk 'em different now, more grounded, more gifted, Gratitude replaced the bitterness I held, Now I speak in hope instead of fear in what I felt. If you're readin' this and you're barely holdin' on, Know the darkest hours always come before the dawn, God ain't done writing your chapter, trust the pen, What He starts in you, He always finishes. Never give up, even when the road bends, Scars on my story but it never ends, I thank God for the fight, for the fire, for the pain 'Cause every single storm was turnin' me to rain. Never give up, no I won't fold, Pressure makes diamonds, that's what I was told, Through every valley, through every loss, I found my purpose hangin' on that cross. Never give up⦠He brought me through⦠Still standing, still breathing, still grateful, yeah. This one's for everybody who almost didn't make it here.


