Carry It Anyway

Intro

Oh-oh

Yeah yeah

Mm-hmm

Verse 1

They told me that the road was too steep

I heard them talking in the hall

Every brother with a reason to leave

But I was never taught to stall

Small shoulders carry what the sky hands down

So I lace up and I stand my ground

Pre-Chorus

It wasn't mine to give

It wasn't mine to bend

So I hold it steady

Hold it to the end

Chorus

I did not ask for this

I did not choose the weight

But something bigger than my hands

Said carry it anyway

I did not ask for this

Still I'm standing in the rain

And I will move it step by step

Again and again and again

Post-Chorus

Step by step

Na na na na

Step by step

Na na na na

Verse 2

Voices murmur like a low tide

Complaining that the ask is cruel

I got blisters on my palms and pride

And I ain't nobody's fool

Long nights teach you what a promise costs

So I pay it slow and I pay it soft

Pre-Chorus

It wasn't mine to give

It wasn't mine to bend

So I hold it steady

Hold it to the end

Chorus

I did not ask for this

I did not choose the weight

But something bigger than my hands

Said carry it anyway

I did not ask for this

Still I'm standing in the rain

And I will move it step by step

Again and again and again

Post-Chorus

Step by step

Na na na na

Step by step

Na na na na

Bridge

Push push pull

Push push pull

Grit my teeth and push push pull

Weary legs but the work ain't done

Sun comes up and I keep on

Keep on

Keep on

Chorus

I did not ask for this

I did not choose the weight

But something bigger than my hands

Said carry it anyway

I did not ask for this

Still I'm standing in the rain

And I will move it step by step

Again and again and again

Post-Chorus

Step by step

Na na na na

Step by step

Na na na na