Built For This

"Sometimes, it takes walking through hell… to learn you was heaven-made."
I been cut deep, I been thrown fists
I been lied on, still I won't quit
They tried to break me, I don't fold or switch
Pain built my bones — I was built for this
Pressure made gold, now I walk like light
Got scars on my soul but my grip stay tight
Devil threw fire, I just made it hit
Can't stop a man who was built for this
Daddy had fists like loaded guns
House full of rage, never saw no love
Used to run from home just to feel less numb
Felt more like prey than a mother's son
Got scars I don't post, but they shaped my skin
Learned real quick who was fake and kin
They passed that bottle, said "take this hit"
But the truth hit harder than the bourbon did
I ain't claim a throne — I earned my seat
Talked to God in the dark with muddy feet
Had dirt in my soul, but I cleaned that streak
Now I glow like the sun in a backroad beat
I been cut deep, I been thrown fists
I been lied on, still I won't quit
They tried to break me, I don't fold or switch
Pain built my bones — I was built for this
Pressure made gold, now I walk like light
Got scars on my soul but my grip stay tight
Devil threw fire, I just made it hit
Can't stop a man who was built for this
They said "you'll break," but I broke that mold
Turned pain into rhythm, that story sold
Never needed chains just to shine real cold
I'm rich in the ways that you can't bankroll
Got faith like fire in a gas tank soul
I don't preach, I just let that roll
Now folks hit me like, "you saved my road"
I just nod, tip the brim, and reload
Reload purpose in the words I spit
Reload truth where the lies don't fit
I ain't flawless, but I don't forget
I'm living proof — yeah, I bled, but I'm lit
I been cut deep, I been thrown fists
I been lied on, still I won't quit
They tried to break me, I don't fold or switch
Pain built my bones — I was built for this
Pressure made gold, now I walk like light
Got scars on my soul but my grip stay tight
Devil threw fire, I just made it hit
Can't stop a man who was built for this
They ain't gotta get it... they just gotta see it.
Walkin' with grace like I never knew grit.
But I earned every step. I was built for this.