still standing

Lyrics

STILL STANDING

(Intro)

Yeah...
Tulsa nights...
Streetlights flicker like they know I been through better...
Still here though.
Somehow.
Still standing.

(Verse 1)

Streetlights flicker like they know I been through better,
Cold Oklahoma wind, old Carhartt and a sweater.
North side roads, cracked pavement, worn leather,
Been through storms so long I swear they last forever.

I done watched good people disappear overnight,
Watched angels lose their wings somewhere beneath neon lights.
Seen county cells, hospital halls, funeral homes,
Learned a man can stand surrounded and still feel alone.

Got scars on my soul, got dirt on my boots,
Got ghosts in the rearview still chasing the truth.
Every mile that I travel got a memory attached,
Some things break clean, some never come back.

I've cried in old pickups parked out by the tracks,
Prayed to God through a windshield, begged Him cut me some slack.
But the sun keeps rising over Tulsa every day,
Guess the good Lord ain't finished with me anyway.

(Hook)

I'm still standing, though the world tried to bury me,
Still breathing through the weight of every memory.
Streetlights flicker in the Oklahoma rain,
Like they know every loss and every ounce of pain.

Still standing, yeah I'm bruised but I ain't broke,
Still carrying these dreams and all these words I never spoke.
From Tulsa nights to sunrise breaking through the gray,
The devil took his shots but I still found my way.

(Verse 2)

I've had friends turn strangers without saying goodbye,
Had people swear forever then vanish overnight.
Had love come back around after ten long years,
Had hope disappear drowning somewhere in my tears.

There were nights I couldn't see beyond tomorrow morning,
Thunder rolling overhead felt more like a warning.
Running hard from myself, trying outrun my past,
Learning some roads ain't built for a man to drive fast.

Mama said, "Son, pain ain't forever if you fight it."
Grandpa said, "Walk straight, even when life gets crooked."
So I carry both voices everywhere I roam,
They're the compass in my heart when I feel far from home.

I've buried pieces of myself beside people I loved,
Still somehow found enough faith to keep looking above.
Cause every outlaw knows what surviving really means,
It's waking up again and chasing impossible dreams.

(Hook)

I'm still standing, though the world tried to bury me,
Still breathing through the weight of every memory.
Streetlights flicker in the Oklahoma rain,
Like they know every loss and every ounce of pain.

Still standing, yeah I'm bruised but I ain't broke,
Still carrying these dreams and all these words I never spoke.
From Tulsa nights to sunrise breaking through the gray,
The devil took his shots but I still found my way.

(Bridge)

I've walked through hell with gasoline in my veins,
Lost people I loved and never been quite the same.
But ashes make good soil if you give them enough rain,
And broken men still get back up again.

So if you see me rolling slow down Riverside at night,
Windows down, old country song underneath the city lights,
Know every mile behind me nearly took me off this earth,
But every mile ahead reminds me what survival's worth.

(Verse 3)

Now these boots got miles and this heart got scars,
But neither one quit underneath these Oklahoma stars.
Still thanking God I'm breathing when I open up my eyes,
Cause tomorrow ain't promised and neither is tonight.

I ain't claiming to be perfect, Lord knows I fell hard,
But every chapter of my story left another battle scar.
And if they write about my life when all my roads are done,
Tell 'em he kept getting back up no matter what he'd become.

Cause the strongest trees in Oklahoma bend inside the storm,
And the hardest men still break when enough pressure's worn.
But standing ain't about never falling to your knees,
It's finding strength to rise again despite your history.

(Final Hook)

I'm still standing, hear the steel guitar cry,
Still chasing down redemption underneath these Tulsa skies.
Streetlights flicker like they know I been through better,
But me and this old heart, we're still holding on together.

Yeah I'm still standing, through the heartbreak and the rain,
Still carrying my dead, still learning from the pain.
And when the night gets heavy and the cold wind starts blowing,
You'll find me still standing...

Still going.