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Stand Tall

from About Time by Joshua Taylor

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lyrics

I never finished anything I started
Been giving up since the day I turned eighteen
Now I'm broken down and I'm heavy-hearted
With the weight of my latest failure crushing me

So I pick it up and I carry on
Another scar to cover up
I pray for sleep when it doesn't come
I give it half my best and it ain't half good enough
But this is all that I am right now
So I'll get by if I can, somehow

But it'll be awhile 'til I can stand tall
My heavy load's got me feeling so small
It's like there's nothing inside me at all
And I hide behind a smile, but it's been awhile
Since I could stand tall

I told a wiser man about my troubles
I let him hear all the wrongs that I had done
He listened well while I talked and fumbled
And I searched for the words to explain what I'd become

He answered me with a little smile
He let me know he'd been in my place
He said it's gonna hurt for a little while
But the road to redemption's a crawl, not a race
And he said, I can remember so clear
Where I was before I made it here

It had been a while since I could stand tall
My heavy load had me feeling so small
Like there was nothing inside me at all
And I'd hide behind a smile, but it had been awhile
Since I could stand tall

I know there's a long way to go
But this fog will lift, be it ever so slow
And I will look myself in the eye
And I won't have to pretend when I hold my head high

But it'll be a while 'til I can stand tall
My heavy load still got me feeling so small
But I've got something inside after all
So I'll hide behind a smile for a little while
'Til I can stand tall

credits

from About Time, released December 1, 2015
Joshua Taylor - vocals, guitars
Josh Weinstein - keys
Kory McAfee - bass
Shane Fitzgibbon - drums

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