[Verse 1] Twenty-four years free Still feel chains on me Came home Mama breathed Then the grief took her from me Two strokes Still I stand Whole life shaking in my hands I been broke I been banned I been praying “What’s the plan?” More downs than I can count Sleepless nights on the couch Heart cut open Full of doubt Still I’m here Can’t tap out [Chorus] But I’m still here Blood in my eyes But I see clear Took every loss Every scar Every tear And I turned all that pain into twenty-four years Yeah I’m still here I’m still here [Verse 2] Seventeen inside that cell Time moved slow as hell Came out Trying not to fail Whole world saying I would fail Lost my mama Lost my breath Felt that weight on my chest Thought that was the end The death But my heart still beating in my neck I been cut I been crossed Paid that price Count the cost Seen that line you can’t recross Still I rise from what I lost [Chorus] [Bridge] I talk to my mama when the room gone dark “Look at your baby I’m still playing my part” Every setback carved another mark But every mark made a tougher heart [Chorus]
