Ain’t a Man, Just the Weight He Carries
TitanChord
Kids need shoes, and the roof still leaks,
Boss wants more by the end of the week.
The bank keeps callin’, the bills don’t bend,
And the road just starts where the prayers end.
I ain’t breakin’, I ain’t beat,
Just a man standin’ on his own two feet.
Ain’t a man, just the weight he carries,
Blood and bone, no crown, no parish.
Ain’t no rest when the world gets heavy —
Just hold that line and keep it steady.
Wife says, “Baby, you look worn thin,”
I say, “I’ll rest when the work gives in.”
Dreams cost more than they ever should,
But a man does wrong tryin’ to do good.
Ain’t no map, ain’t no key,
Just faith and fire and memory.
Ain’t a man, just the weight he carries,
Truth don’t shine, it stains and tarries.
Ain’t no road that don’t get muddy —
Still I walk, still I’m bloody.
Some nights I drink, some nights I pray,
Both sound the same when they fade away.
But come the dawn, I stand again —
Ain’t no quit in what I am.
The load gets heavy, but I don’t fall,
The dust don’t judge, it just takes it all.
Ain’t a man, just the weight he carries,
Life don’t care, it don’t ask, it buries.
But I ain’t breakin’, I ain’t done —
Just a man who don’t outrun the sun.
Ain’t a Man, Just the Weight He Carries
By TitanChord · Dark Americana
From the album Too Stubborn to Die
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Lyrics
Kids need shoes, and the roof still leaks, Boss wants more by the end of the week. The bank keeps callin’, the bills don’t bend, And the road just starts where the prayers end.
I ain’t breakin’, I ain’t beat, Just a man standin’ on his own two feet.
Ain’t a man, just the weight he carries, Blood and bone, no crown, no parish. Ain’t no rest when the world gets heavy — Just hold that line and keep it steady.
Wife says, “Baby, you look worn thin,” I say, “I’ll rest when the work gives in.” Dreams cost more than they ever should, But a man does wrong tryin’ to do good.
Ain’t no map, ain’t no key, Just faith and fire and memory.
Ain’t a man, just the weight he carries, Truth don’t shine, it stains and tarries. Ain’t no road that don’t get muddy — Still I walk, still I’m bloody.
Some nights I drink, some nights I pray, Both sound the same when they fade away. But come the dawn, I stand again — Ain’t no quit in what I am.
The load gets heavy, but I don’t fall, The dust don’t judge, it just takes it all.
Ain’t a man, just the weight he carries, Life don’t care, it don’t ask, it buries. But I ain’t breakin’, I ain’t done — Just a man who don’t outrun the sun.
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