ON MY OWN

ON MY OWN Artist: Carlton Rutherford [Verse 2 — Dark, Aggressive Melodic Flow] I was down on my knees, ain't nobody come around, Had to swallow all my pain, couldn't let 'em see me drown. Got some scars on my heart that I never talk about, Too much pain in my chest, I just let it all out. I done watched love turn cold, watched the real turn fake, Had to learn some hard lessons from the choices that I made. They was there when I was giving, disappeared when I was broke, Now I'm talking to the Creator, He the only one who knows. Late nights, eyes red, staring up into the ceiling, Tryna find a little peace, tryna understand this feeling. Got a heart full of love, but this world made me cautious, Had to walk through the fire, now my faith is my armor. I ain't perfect, I admit it, got some things I need to change, But don't judge me by my lowest, you ain't felt my kind of pain. I was building up a future while they laughed at the dream, Now I'm fighting for the life that I know I'm meant to lead. [Hook — Melodic, Emotional] I'm on my own now, can you hear me when I call? I gave everything I had, still was left to lose it all. Walked a thousand miles with this weight up on my soul, Had to learn to love myself when I was feeling all alone. I gave you my heart, I gave you my truth, Put my faith in the people, never thought I'd lose. If the whole world turns its back, I still got somewhere to go, The Creator walks beside me when I'm walking on my own. [Bridge — Quiet, Almost Crying] And I know… I got a long way to go, So much hurt in my heart that nobody knows. If I fall, let me fall, I'll get back on my feet, Every scar tells a story, every loss taught me to breathe. I ain't asking for pity, I just want something real, Tired of hiding my wounds, tired of saying I'm healed. One day they'll hear my story, understand what I've known, I was never really weak… I was surviving alone. [Outro — Spoken, Deep Voice] Yeah… Carlton Rutherford. I ain't saying I'm perfect. I'm just saying I kept going when nobody thought I would. The pain didn't finish me. The Creator kept me here. And I'm still walking. Even on my own.