I Kept My Word (It Cost Me Everything)

I could’ve walked when it got hard, Could’ve saved myself the scars. Could’ve said, “That ain’t my fight,” Could’ve slept just fine at night.

But I said I would — so I stayed, Stood my ground, took the weight. Some choices don’t feel smart, They just feel right in the dark.

World don’t clap when you stand your ground, It just watches what you lose.

I kept my word, It cost me everything. Peace of mind, easy days, A few names I won’t say. I paid the price, Didn’t get a thing. But I kept my word — And I can live with that.

I watched doors close one by one, Watched comfort turn and run. Saw the look in people’s eyes When keeping quiet costs too high.

They said, “Man, just let it go,” Like letting go means letting rot. But a promise once you break Changes everything you are not.

I learned real fast what remains When reputation burns away.

I kept my word, It cost me everything. Friends, favors, safer ground, All the shortcuts I turned down. I paid the price, Didn’t win a thing. But I kept my word — And I can live with that.

I don’t sleep rich. I sleep clean.

The world rewards what bends, Not what stands. But I’d rather lose it all Than shake my own hand.

I kept my word, It cost me everything. But I’d do it all again — Every loss, every end. You can keep the crown, Keep the ring. I kept my word — And that’s enough for me.

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