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I Am the One Who Stayed

meemiwilliams73

· 1:35 · 6 plays · v2.2

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I gave my all to people who only loved me when it was easy. Family turned their backs on me, friends faded when life got heavy. I cried in rooms where no one came, worked those jobs that knew my name but never saw my worth— no, they never saw my worth.

Lyrics

Chorus

I am the one who stayed

told myself the truth when nobody came

built my world in silence, in the corners of pain

you walked away, but I am the one who stayed

Post-Chorus

Ooh, I stayed

ooh, I stayed

Verse 2

Kept all the pieces, held all the blame

held to a hope you never claimed

built my future out of late nights and shame

still here, still calling my own name

Pre-Chorus

Promises faded like the sun going down

when it got cold, you weren't around

I lit a fire no one else could see

and from the ashes I became me

Chorus

I am the one who stayed

told myself the truth when nobody came

built my world in silence, in the corners of pain

you walked away, but I am the one who stayed

Post-Chorus

Ooh, I stayed

ooh, I stayed

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