Standing On My Own Lyrics

I've never built a coffee table, birdhouse, or a chair where I could sit

My hands don't show a lifetime of pain, or sweat, or sacrifice, or grit

I've placed upon the mantle some photographs of moments I was in

But I didn't build the picture frames, I can't tell you where they've been

What I've built is who I am

I'm rough around the edges, but I'm still standing

I'm still standing, I'm standing on my own

I built myself out of blood and bone

And I'm standing on my own

I've taken it for granted that I am where I am 'cause of where I been

That everything that's happened to me brought me here so I could live again

And sure there's things I've never done like raise a child or read "Of Mice and Men"

It's hard enough to make a man that anyone would want to call a friend

What I've built is who I am

And I'm rough around the edges, but I'm still standing

I'm still standing, I'm standing on my own

Someday I'm gonna build myself a home

'Cause I'm standing on my own

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I'm still standing, I'm standing on my own

Someday I'm gonna build myself a home

Cause I'm standing on my own

I built myself out of blood and bone

And I'm standing on my own

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