When I Stand 2

I don't talk just to fill the air. I don't move just to prove I live. 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 stay, I don't fold. When I hold, I hold it all. When it's dark, when it breaks, You can lean, I won't shake. When I stay, You're safe. 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 I brace. 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 stay, I don't fold. When I hold, I hold it all. When it's dark, when it breaks, You can lean, I won't shake. When I stay, You're safe. Whoa, whoa. You don't need a louder man. You need one who understands. So it don't scare me. It makes me who I am. When I stay, I don't fold. When I hold, I hold it all. When it's dark, when it breaks, You can lean, I won't shake. When I stay, You're Safe. You're safe.