🎵 STILL I STAND Emotional American Hip-Hop / R&B [Intro] Yeah… Sometimes life gets hard, and nobody understands. You gotta find your own way, Even when you don't have a plan. This is my story… This is who I am. [Verse 1] I was five years old when I lost my dad, Too young to understand why life got so sad. At thirteen, I lost my mama too, Now I'm out here trying to figure out what to do. No one to guide me, no hand to hold, Growing up too fast in a world so cold. Watching all my friends living life with a smile, While I'm fighting my battles, mile after mile. [Pre-Chorus] Sometimes I feel like I'm falling behind, Too many questions running through my mind. I try to stay strong, but the pain runs deep, Got a thousand things I can never speak. [Chorus] I'm still standing, even when I'm broken, Got so much pain that I've never spoken. Came from the bottom, trying to make a way, Dreaming of a better life someday. I've been knocked down, but I won't stay low, Got a long way to go, but I'm ready to grow. They don't know my story, they don't know my fight, But I'm still chasing dreams in the middle of the night. [Verse 2] Grandpa told me I could make it to college, Gave me hope when I was searching for knowledge. I worked so hard just to make him proud, But sometimes the truth gets lost in the crowd. They thought I had money, but I had nothing to give, Just trying to survive, just trying to live. I tried to explain, but they wouldn't believe, It's a different kind of hurt when your own don't see. [Verse 3] Then one day, I was told to leave, Had nowhere to go, didn't know what to believe. I asked myself, “Where am I supposed to stay? How am I gonna make it through another day?” No mom to call, no dad by my side, So I swallowed my tears and kept my pain inside. I don't need the world to feel sorry for me, I just want a chance to become who I can be. [Bridge] One day, I'm gonna look back at these days, Remember all the nights I struggled through the pain. I may not have much, but I still have a dream, And I'm gonna keep going, no matter how hard it seems. [Final Chorus] I'm still standing, even when I'm broken, Got so much pain that I've never spoken. Came from the bottom, trying to make a way, I know there's something better waiting someday. I've been knocked down, but I won't stay low, Every single scar is a part of my growth. They don't know my story, but one day they'll see, The person I fought so hard to be. [Outro] Yeah… This is my life. This is my journey. I lost so much along the way, But I haven't lost my dreams. I'm still here. I'm still standing. And my story isn't over yet.