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Song Title: Still Showing Up (Country Version)
Songwriter / Composer: John Dorval
Genre: Modern Country / Country Soul
Tempo: Slow–mid (78–85 BPM)
Mood / Theme: Reflective, resigned, emotionally strong; Loyalty, betrayal, self-respect, quiet
strength
Vocal Style: Male, low register, raspy but controlled
Instrumentation: Acoustic guitar, light drums, subtle steel guitar
Influences / Sound Reference: Chris Stapleton / Morgan Wallen / Luke Combs
Copyright / Ownership: © 2026 John Dorval. All rights reserved.
Lyrics

Verse 1
I paid the bills, kept the lights on
Held the house when you were gone
Packed the lunches, rocked the nights
Put my pride down just to make things right
I learned to love with the door half closed
Gave you my best, you barely noticed
I stayed steady, I stayed true
Even when I stopped mattering to you
Pre-Chorus
You said I was never enough
While I gave you all I had
Funny how the one who stayed
Is the one you painted bad
Chorus
I was a caretaker without affection
A provider without appreciation
A husband without intimacy
Still fighting for something you wouldn’t see
You made me the villain in your story
While I was still showing up daily
You walked away with no apology
Left me holding what you did to me
Verse 2
You swore on love, you swore on God
While the truth stayed locked in your phone
You laid your head somewhere else at night
Then came home acting like nothing was wrong
You touched the world but not my hand
Said I was the problem, I was the man
Who asked for truth and paid the price
For believing love don’t come with lies
Pre-Chorus
You rewrote every memory
Till I was the enemy
But the nights don’t lie
And neither do these tired eyes
Chorus
I was a caretaker without affection
A provider without appreciation
A husband without intimacy
Still hanging on to my dignity
You cheated, lied, and devalued me
Rejected love but wanted loyalty
You damaged my reputation freely
Then acted like you were helping me
Bridge
I stayed too long, I stayed too real
Tried to fix what you wouldn’t feel
I gave you peace, you gave me war
Still I stood right at that door
But love ain’t pain you gotta earn
And I finally learned
Letting go don’t mean I lost
It means I stopped paying your cost
Final Chorus
I was a caretaker without affection
A provider without appreciation
A husband begging for connection
In a house built on separation
You can keep your version of me
I don’t need your honesty
I was still showing up when you left
That’s the truth and that’s what’s left
Outro
Still showing up…
Even when you weren’t there.