MUSIC FOR SALE

[Verse 1]
I thought I was strong, I thought I could stand,
Carry every burden with these two hands.
I smiled through the pain, said I was alright,
But nobody saw me breaking every night.

I kept all my tears where no one could see,
Trying to be the man they expected of me.
I told myself, “Tomorrow, the pain will be gone,”
But every new morning, I had to hold on.

[Pre-Chorus]
I gave everybody the best part of me,
While fighting a battle no one could see.
I kept saying, “I’m fine,” though everything was wrong,
Because I really thought… I thought I was strong.

[Chorus]
I thought I was strong,
Till the tears started falling.
I thought I could stand,
Till my heart started calling.
I carried the weight for so long on my own,
Smiling in a crowd, but crying alone.
Maybe being strong doesn’t mean you never fall,
Maybe strength is finding the courage through it all.
I thought I was strong…
Now I know what strength really means.

[Verse 2]
Some people I loved slowly walked away,
Some promises faded with yesterday.
I lost a few dreams that I thought would come true,
And sometimes I wondered what else I could do.

But every scar tells me I survived the pain,
Every dark cloud eventually gave way to rain.
And though there were nights when my hope was almost gone,
Something deep inside me kept saying, “Hold on.”

[Chorus]
I thought I was strong,
Till the tears started falling.
I thought I could stand,
Till my heart started calling.
I carried the weight for so long on my own,
Smiling in a crowd, but crying alone.
Maybe being strong doesn’t mean you never fall,
Maybe strength is finding the courage through it all.
I thought I was strong…
Now I know what strength really means.

[Bridge]
So if you see me crying,
Don't think that I am weak.
These tears tell the story
Of the battles I don't speak.
I've fallen, I've been wounded,
I've questioned where I belong,
But every time I rise again,
I become a little stronger.

[Final Chorus]
I thought I was strong,
But now I understand—
Strength isn't never falling,
It's getting up again.
It's walking through the fire
When your hope is almost gone.
It's finding one more reason
To keep holding on.

I thought I was strong…
Now I'm stronger than before.
Not because I never broke,
But because I survived it all.

[Outro]
I thought I was strong…
When I hid every tear.
But strength was never hiding
The things that I fear.
I fell…
I cried…
I almost lost my way…
But I'm still here.
And I'm still standing today.