Real Life

Yeah, life don't always go the way you choose

Sometimes the pain hit first, and you just try to keep moving

And you just try to keep moving

Yeah, yeah, yeah

Tell them the story

I grew up hearing and stayed strong

You'll be fine

But nobody saw the battles going on in my mind

People see the smile, never see the tears I hide

I walk through the world with heavy steps inside

Friends came and left like the seasons in a year

They say they love you now

Next month, they disappear

I try to trust people, but people broke me too

Now every I care sound like a lie they drew

Life been teaching me the hard way

Every night feel like a dark day

But I still pray for a soft place, a safe place, a warm face

Because real life hurts

And sometimes you got to cry just to make it work

You smile in the day, but you're breaking in the night

Trying to stay strong when you're losing everybody

Real life hurts

Nobody checks on you first

You give all your love, but you never get it back

You carry heavy bags while they watch from the back

I've seen people laugh while I'm falling on my knees

I've helped people rise, but nobody helped me

I gave my last coin just to make somebody eat

But when I was hungry, they all turned their cheek

Family don't always understand your pain

Sometimes they talk, never hear what you explain

I learned to keep quiet, keep my feelings in a box

Because opening up only gave me more cuts

Sometimes I wonder if I'll ever find peace under all this thunder

But even with a tight heart and a weak voice

I wake up again like I got no choice

Because real life hurts

Sometimes you got to cry just to make it work

You smile in the day, but you're breaking in the night

Trying to stay strong when you're losing everybody

Real life hurts

Nobody checks on you first

You give all your love, but you never get it back