Yeah…
I come from pressure

I was raised where the ground don’t give
Learned early how to stand and live
Every step cost a piece of skin
But I kept walkin’ when the doubts crept contemplate
I ain’t polished, I ain’t clean
I’m the proof of what hard roads mean
They ask how I don’t crack or change
I tell ‘em, “It’s the way I’m made”

I don’t wear strength like it’s somethin’ new
I grew it slow like the roots do

I got gravel in my veins (yeah)
That’s why I don’t break easy
I been carryin’ weight
Since way before they needed me
If it hurt, I stayed
If it burned, I bled through
I got gravel in my veins
That’s the truth (uh)

I ain’t bulletproof, I just heal fast
I remember nights I couldn’t feel past
The cold floors and the dead-end days
When hope felt thin but it still stayed
I don’t flex scars, I let ‘em show
They remind me how far I go
I don’t beg fate, I shake its hand
Stand my ground like I planned

I don’t move loud, I don’t explain
I let time tell it again

I got gravel in my veins (yeah)
That’s why I don’t break easy
I been carryin’ weight
Since way before they needed me
If it hurt, I stayed
If it burned, I bled through
I got gravel in my veins
That’s the truth

I don’t need crowns or borrowed fame
Just solid ground and my family name
If the lights fade out tonight
I’ll still be me by mornin’ light

I got gravel in my veins (yeah, yeah)
Built me strong, not bitter
Every scar carved my frame
Made my backbone thicker
I don’t flinch, I don’t change
When the pressure move through
I got gravel in my veins
That’s the truth (yeah)

Yeah…
Pressure-built…
Still here…