Still Standin’

I'm still standin'
Yeah, yeah, yeah
I'm still standin'
Yeah, yeah, yeah

[Verse 1]
Now I ain't here to bitch or complain, but let me say a few things
I done walked through the rain, and seen my share of pain
Remained against the grain and kept on fighting
They claimed that I was trouble, I'll accept that blame
I seen things that could make a good man get mean
People faking, snaking, fronting like they on your team
And its my fault cause I was just a gullible teen
They get you up and on the dope and hope to snatch your dreams

[Bridge]
But I'm here, and I'm breathing
I might be a little banged up but I'm not beaten
I still got this chip on my shoulder
A little bit older, a little bit colder but...

[Chorus]
I'm still standing
I got my chin up high, can't kill me step aside and let me slide on by
I'm still standing
I been beat down bloodied and bruised but dag-gummit I done paid my dues
I'm still standing
I picked myself up and kept on steppin', and now y'all won't look in my direction
I'm still standing
You gonna bring it? Make sure it's brought, cause when it's over you gonna know I fought

[Verse 2]
I been hated on, held back, used, and abused
I been a thief in a cell coming down with the blues
Cold hearted, heart broken, both high and low
Stared deep into the eyes that didn't have no soul
Been told I was nothing, been stabbed in the back
Cracked out, praying "God, don't arrest my cardiac"
I seen my homies in the back of that black Cadillac
And I cried like a baby, cause they ain't coming back

[Bridge]
But I'm here, and I'm breathing
I might be a little banged up but I'm not beaten
I still got this chip on my shoulder
A little bit older a little bit colder but...

[Chorus]
I'm still standing
I got my chin up high, can't kill me step aside and let me slide on by
I'm still standing
I been beat down bloodied and bruised but dag-gummit I done paid my dues
I'm still standing
I picked myself up and kept on steppin', and now y'all won't look in my direction
I'm still standing
You gonna bring it? Make sure it's brought, cause when it's over you gonna know I fought

[Verse 3]
Found myself on the side of the road
Roaming alone, far away from home
Mind full of things I never cared to know
Skin is scarred, hole in my soul
Wipe the blood off of my nose
Comb my hair and fix my clothes
Though I may be a sorry so-and-so
There's something that I need you to know...

[Chorus]
I'm still standing
I got my chin up high, can't kill me step aside and let me slide on by
I'm still standing
I been beat down bloodied and bruised but dag-gummit I done paid my dues
I'm still standing
I picked myself up and kept on steppin', and now y'all won't look in my direction
I'm still standing
You gonna bring it? Make sure it's brought, cause when it's over you gonna know I fought
I'm still standing
I got my chin up high, can't kill me step aside and let me slide on by
I'm still standing
I been beat down bloodied and bruised but dag-gummit I done paid my dues
I'm still standing
I picked myself up and kept on steppin', and now y'all won't look in my direction
I'm still standing
You gonna bring it? Make sure it's brought, cause when it's over you gonna know I fought

Oh, oh, oh yeah
Nobody gonna hold me, hey!
Oh, oh, oh, oh yeah
Simple so you understand
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
What now?
What now?