Intro:
Mmm
yeah

Instrumental Break:

Not again,
This place is dark and still.
It shows me all the reasons why I can't and that I never will.
It points out all the others who are smarter,
work much harder,
And says,
"What makes you think that you're the one to get any farther?"
It tells me that I'm chasing something that I'll never hold,
Just another story that's been told and then got old.

Pre-Chorus:
I have a choice to make:
To listen to that tired ghost,
or to bet on my own stake.
To let the doubt just win the day before it's even started,
Or get up, get dressed,
and be the one who simply works the hardest.

Chorus:
So I just turn the volume up a little bit too loud,
And I get to work to separate my own thoughts from the crowd.
Their words are only echoes,
they're just weather in the air,
And the only real response I have is proving that I'm here.
I'm not here to argue,
I am not here to convince,
I'm just here to do the work,
and I've been doing it ever since.

That voice will say I'm reckless,
that I really ought to quit,
That I'm building a whole future on a foundation that'll split.
It says that hope's a currency that doesn't pay the rent,
And every single hour that I'm spending is poorly spent.
It holds up all my failures like they're trophies that I've won,
And tells me I should stop it all before I come undone.

Bridge:
And maybe it is right.
Maybe I will fall in the end.
But this road I'm on is still the only one I'd ever recommend.
Because it's mine. Every single step and every single line.
This journey is the only thing that's truly worth my time.
So let them talk.
Let them doubt.
Let them whisper,
Let them shout.
I've learned that their approval is something I can live without.

Outro:
I'm not here to convince you.
I'm just here to do the work.
And I'll be here tomorrow.
Doing the work.