Rough Hands, 2 Jobs

[Verse 1] I been waking up tired but I don’t complain Two jobs deep, yeah I carry my name Hands stay rough, yeah the work don’t lie But there’s something inside me I can’t deny I been chasing a feeling I can’t explain Like I’m meant for more than this daily pain No degree, no proof on paper to show But I see something in me they don’t know I done played it strong when I felt weak Gave my heart out, never incomplete Tried to fix what I didn’t break Held on longer than I should take [Pre-Chorus] And I know now… It ain’t about who stayed or who walked out [Chorus] I built this man from the ground up From every scar that cut too deep From every night I lost myself And every promise I couldn’t keep I faced that mirror, no running now Had to own what I became Ain’t who I was, but I’m damn proud Of the fire that made my name ⸻ [Verse 2] I been seeing patterns I can’t ignore Same damn cycle, just different doors Give too much, then I lose my place Try to save love, but I lose my face I been real since day one, that’s fact Never needed masks, I don’t act But that truth get heavy when it ain’t received When you speak from the soul and they don’t believe I got kids that look at me like I’m gold But I’m still out here trying to grow Trying to be the man they think I am While I’m still learning how to stand [Pre-Chorus] And I feel it… This time I ain’t breaking just to heal it [Chorus] I built this man from the ground up From every scar that cut too deep From every night I lost myself And every promise I couldn’t keep I faced that mirror, no running now Had to own what I became Ain’t who I was, but I’m damn proud Of the fire that made my name ⸻ [Bridge – stripped, almost spoken] I ain’t perfect… I ain’t even close But I ain’t that man no more either I stopped blaming… I stopped chasing… I started facing… Me ⸻ [Final Chorus – bigger, emotional] I built this man with broken pieces With empty nights and silent prayers With every time I almost gave up And still got up like someone cared And now I stand here, not finished yet But I ain’t lost the same I might still bleed, but I don’t break Yeah… I built this man