Still Here Ain’t Luck

They call it luck. I call it survival.

I’ve been cut where it don’t show Bruised in ways you don’t see Watched good plans fall apart Right in front of me I stood in places I shouldn’t be Trusted names I regret Funny how they call it fortune When you’re still payin’ the debt

Luck don’t bleed Luck don’t stay

Still here ain’t luck Ain’t a roll of the dice It’s scars, it’s stubborn It’s payin’ the price I didn’t float through the fire I didn’t slip through the cracks Still here ain’t luck It’s fightin’ my way back

I’ve slept in doubt, woke up tired Carried weight I didn’t choose Lost things I can’t replace Learned how not to lose They see the calm, they see the stand They don’t see what it took Every step that kept me breathin’ Every bridge I never shook

You don’t get this far By accident

Still here ain’t luck It’s will and spine It’s sayin’ no a hundred times Just to draw one clean line I didn’t get saved by mercy Didn’t fall into trust Still here ain’t luck It’s doin’ what I must

Some men break and stay broken Some men learn to bend I learned how to take the hit And still get up again So if I don’t celebrate much If I don’t need applause That’s just a man who knows the cost Of every breath he draws

Still here ain’t luck I earned my place Through bad decisions And better days I ain’t proud of every mile But I walked every one Still here ain’t luck It’s what I’ve done

Yeah… Luck didn’t carry me.

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