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When I Stand

When I Stand

Owen James Jr.

Lyrics
Mm-hm, mm
Hm

I don't talk just to fill the air
I don't move just to prove I care
I don't scare when the sky turns black
I don't leave when it pushes back

I've seen strong men lose their ground
Heard brave words fall apart out loud
I don't shake when the walls give in
I get quiet and I dig in

When it gets heavy, when it gets loud
When everybody's running out
I don't run, I don't bend

When I stand, I don't fall
When I hold, I hold it all
When it's dark, when it breaks
You can lean, I won't shake
When I stand, you'll stay

I've held hands in the worst of nights
Kept my word when it cost my pride
I don't fold when the truth cuts deep
I don't promise what I can't keep

I've been low, I've been tested hard
Lost a few, left a few scars
But I don't drown in what I face
I let it hit, then embrace

When it gets lonely, when it gets thin
When the fight's outside and within
I don't run, I don't bend

When I stand, I don't fall
When I hold, I hold it all
When it's dark, when it breaks
You can lean, I won't shake
When I stand, you'll stay, yeah
Whoa, whoa-oh

You don't need a lot of men
You need one who understands
The weight, it don't scare me
It makes me who I am

When I stand, I don't fall
When I hold, I hold it all
When it's dark, when it breaks
You can lean, I won't shake
When I stand
(Oh, oh, oh, you'll stay)

(Oh, oh, oh-oh)
You'll stay (oh, oh, oh-oh)