Still Here, Ten Toes Down

Lyrics

[Verse 1] I came up where the corner store knew my name, Bus pass folded in a pocket full of change. Auntie said, “Keep your chin up, don’t fold,” So I wrote my way out in a notebook old. Now the same folks watch when I step through, Still speak plain, still tell the truth too. No borrowed shine, no hand-me-down crown, I did the long miles, I can hold it down. [Pre-Chorus] You can hear it when I talk, I mean every word, Took the hard road, let the whole block learn. [Chorus] I’m still here, still ten toes down, Made my own way from the edge of town. If you ride with me, let the whole room know, We came too far just to move too slow. Still here, with my head held high, Turned those closed doors into reasons to try. You can count me out, but you’ll see me again, I don’t break, I bend, then I rise again. [Verse 2] I know the price of a promise that’s thin, Know who showed up when the lights went dim. Kept my circle small, kept my aim precise, Paid my dues in full, never asked twice. Every setback put a stitch in the seam, Every “not you” put some steel in the dream. If you want that seat, better build your own, I made a whole table from a cracked-up stone. [Pre-Chorus] You can hear it when I talk, I mean every word, Took the hard road, let the whole block learn. [Chorus] I’m still here, still ten toes down, Made my own way from the edge of town. If you ride with me, let the whole room know, We came too far just to move too slow. Still here, with my head held high, Turned those closed doors into reasons to try. You can count me out, but you’ll see me again, I don’t break, I bend, then I rise again. [Bridge] When the night gets long, I remember the start, That little room, that stubborn heart. You held the faith when I couldn’t see, Now take this win, it belongs to we. [Final Chorus] I’m still here, still ten toes down, Made my own way from the edge of town. If you ride with me, let the whole room know, We came too far just to move too slow. Still here, with my head held high, Turned those closed doors into reasons to try. You can count me out, but you’ll see me again, I don’t break, I bend, then I rise again. [Outro] Still here, still here, All this way and I’m still here.