# You're Still Standing *Hollerbone — Revised Draft* [Intro – Soft Acoustic Guitar, Warm Blues Guitar] [Deep, Gentle Spoken Voice] Nobody hands you a map for raising a child. Some days you get it right. Some days you just get through. But look at you... You're still here. [Verse 1 – Warm, Weathered Country Vocal] Five in the morning, coffee's getting cold, Bills on the table, another day unfolds. Little shoes waiting by the kitchen door, You're wondering how you'll stretch a dollar more. There's a lunch to pack and a clock to beat, A tired little smile from the passenger seat. You tell 'em, "Everything's gonna be all right," Then whisper a prayer at the red traffic light. [Pre-Chorus – Gentle Build] You count every moment you couldn't be there, Every little worry, every unanswered prayer. But there's something in their eyes you don't always see, A whole lot of love in an ordinary memory. [Chorus – Powerful, Soulful, Sing-Along Hook] You're still standing, Through the thunder and the rain. You're still standing, Through the heartache and the pain. You ain't gotta be perfect, Ain't gotta have it all. It's the little things you do each day That mean the most of all. Through the tears and the laughter, Through the highs and the lows, You're giving them a lifetime of love In ways you'll never know. You're still standing... Yeah, you're still standing. [Verse 2 – Relaxed Country-Soul Groove] There've been sleepless nights when the fever wouldn't break, School plays and ball games and the memories you make. Some days you feel like you're falling behind, Trying to give your best when you're running out of time. There's a drawing on the fridge, a birthday cake gone wrong, A bedtime story where you made up half the song. You might forget those moments as the years go rolling by, But they're the ones your children carry all their lives. [Pre-Chorus – Building Emotion] You see the cracks, they see a place called home, You see the miles, they see how far you've gone. And even on the days when you feel small, You might mean more than you know after all. [Chorus – Fuller Band, Warm Harmonies] You're still standing, Through the thunder and the rain. You're still standing, Through the heartache and the pain. You ain't gotta be perfect, Ain't gotta have it all. It's the little things you do each day That mean the most of all. Through the tears and the laughter, Through the highs and the lows, You're giving them a lifetime of love In ways you'll never know. You're still standing... Yeah, you're still standing. [Bridge – Instruments Pull Back, Emotional Vocal] Years go by and those little shoes Turn into keys and a road they'll choose. One day they call from a thousand miles, And you hear that little kid behind their smile. They say, "I know it wasn't easy, And I know you had your doubts. But I remember how you loved me, And how you always figured something out." You never wore a cape, Never learned to fly. Just wiped away the tears And said, "We'll be all right." [Final Chorus – Soaring, Uplifting, Full Band] You're still standing, Through the thunder and the rain. You're still standing, And your love was never in vain. You ain't gotta be perfect, Ain't gotta have it all. It's the little things you do each day That mean the most of all. Through the tears and the laughter, Through the highs and the lows, You gave them a lifetime of love In ways you'll never know. You're still standing! Oh, you're still standing! [Outro – Music Softens, Intimate Spoken Voice] To every parent doing the best they can... Through the good days... And the ones that nearly break you... You're not alone. [Soft Sung Vocal] You're still standing. [Acoustic Guitar and Blues Guitar Fade]
