(Mmm, yeah)
So many years of holding on
Just trying to find where I belong
I lost my father when I was thirteen
The world grew cold, shattered every dream
Carried my mother through the hardest days
Studying through the struggle, lost in the maze
From Ibadan halls to Delta's dusty road
I bore the weight, I carried the heavy load
Just looking for a light, a place to call my own
But I walked those long, dark corridors alone
And I’m still standing, through the pouring rain
Trying to wash away this cycle of the pain
My heart is heavy, but my spirit’s wide awake
How much more can one weary woman take?
Yeah, I’m still standing here, oh baby
Just looking for a love that isn't crazy
He promised London, whispered dreams in my ear
But left me behind, conquered by the fear
I wasn't enough to make the journey across
Left in the silence, nursing the bitter loss
I jumped too fast, seeking shelter from the sting
Into a marriage, but the winter didn't spring
Twenty-one years in a house of shifting sand
Fighting the in-laws, losing hold of his hand
And I’m still standing, through the pouring rain
Trying to wash away this cycle of the pain
My heart is heavy, but my spirit’s wide awake
How much more can one weary woman take?
Yeah, I’m still standing here, oh baby
Just looking for a love that isn't crazy
I need to heal, I need to breathe again
Break the chains of the places that I’ve been
My aspirations were buried in the dirt
But I’m blooming slowly through the layers of the hurt
(I need you, healing)
I see my path now, clear behind the tears
I survived the storms of all these wasted years
My education, my struggle, and my pride
Are the fires that keep the truth alive inside
I won't be defined by who walked out the door
I’m claiming back the life I was fighting for
And I’m still standing, through the pouring rain
Trying to wash away this cycle of the pain
My heart is heavy, but my spirit’s wide awake
How much more can one weary woman take?
Yeah, I’m still standing here, oh baby
Just looking for a love that isn't crazy
I’m still standing
Yeah, I’m still here
Let the healing begin
(Mmm, yeah, it’s my time)