Ayo… Listen… I know what it feel like to look around and be like, “Dang… how I wind up right here?” (For real…) But God was like, “Girl… get up. You ain’t done yet.” So I got up. Then I fell. Then I got back up again. (Yeah… come on!) [VERSE 1 — GRUNGY RAP/SING] I done seen some nights I don’t speak about, Had that weight on my chest, couldn’t let it out. Smiled for everybody like I had it all good, Whole time inside, I was misunderstood. Had my back to the wall, nowhere to turn, Had to sit with myself and watch myself learn. Then a little voice said, “Girl, get up,” So I dried my face like, “Aight, that’s enough.” (That’s enough!) I wasn’t finished, I wasn’t through, Had to find that woman I forgot I knew. She was still right there underneath that pain, Waiting on me to come outside again. (I’m back!) [PRE-CHORUS — BUILDING] Every hard day tried to shake my ground, Every dark moment tried to hold me down. But I kept one spark when I couldn’t see— Now look at me… I’m finally free. (You hear me?) [CHORUS — BIG, GRITTY & SOULFUL] You brought me back when I lost my way, Put a little more life in me every day. (Yeah, You did!) Took all that pain and showed me what it meant, Now I’m standing right here like my time ain’t spent. (Nah!) I ain’t going back, that’s not where I live, Got too much heart and too much left to give. I got breath in my lungs, got faith in my soul, Got my hands up high like, “God, You know!” (You know!) Look at me now— I’m still right here. After everything… I’m still right here. (I’m here!) [VERSE 2 — RAW STORYTELLING] I don’t hide my past, I just don’t live there, I can tell you about it, but I ain’t staying there. Used to look in that mirror and blame that face, Now I look at her like, “Girl, give yourself grace.” (That’s right!) I had to learn that healing ain’t straight, Some days you fly, some days you gotta wait. But every little step put me closer to me, And God kept saying, “Baby, just believe.” (I’m listening…) Now I wake up different, Talk different, move different, Ain’t gotta prove nothing, I know what I’m doing. (little laugh) And when I look back, I just shake my head— “Girl… look at you now.” (Yeah!) [PRE-CHORUS — STRONGER] What tried to break me taught me how to stand, What tried to bury me put roots in my hands. I got scars, but they don’t control me— They just remind me who I’m supposed to be. (That’s me!) [CHORUS — FULL] You brought me back when I lost my way, Put a little more life in me every day. (You did!) Took all that pain and showed me what it meant, Now I’m standing right here like my time ain’t spent. (I’m still here!) I ain’t going back, that’s not where I live, Got too much heart and too much left to give. I got breath in my lungs, got faith in my soul, Got my hands up high like, “God, You know!” (You know!) Look at me now— I’m still right here. After everything… I’m still right here. (Still here!) [BRIDGE — QUIET, EMOTIONAL] I can breathe now… I can smile now… I can finally look back without wanting to go back. I can cry… I can heal… I can finally say, “Yeah… this life is real.” (God… thank You.) [BEAT BUILDS — GRITTY VOCAL] I was down… You pulled me up. I was tired… You gave me enough. I was lost… You showed me the road. I was carrying too much… You helped me let it go. And I ain’t wasting another minute. If You gave me this life— I’m gon’ LIVE in it! (LET’S GO!) [FINAL CHORUS — HUGE, RAW VOCAL] You brought me back when I lost my way! (Pulled me back!) Put a little more life in me every day! (Yeah!) Took all that pain and showed me what it meant, Now I’m standing right here like my time ain’t spent! (NOT YET!) I ain’t going back, that’s not where I live! I got too much heart and too much left to give! Head held high, I got something to say— Look at me now… I MADE IT TODAY! (AYOOOO!) [OUTRO — SPOKEN, BREATHING HARD] Yeah… That’s my story. I lived it. I felt it. I survived it. And look at me… I’m still here. (Still here…) God… I thank You.
