Here’s a song for you — I called it **"Years I've Been Strong"**
For a strong woman / single mom who's carried everything for so long. It's soft pop / ballad style, easy to sing.


**[Verse 1]**
Woke up early, lights still low
Same old battles no one knows
Hands are tired, heart is true
But I kept going, made it through


**[Pre-Chorus]**
Every tear I never showed
Every road I walked alone
Turned my scars into a crown


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I've been strong for many years
Held the sky through all my fears
Cried at night then dried my tears
Still I'm standing here
I've been strong for many years
Not because it disappeared
But I learned love never leaves
Even when I'm weak, I'm still breathing[Chorus]


**[Verse 2]**
Pictures on the fridge door
Laughing like we did before
Didn't have much, but we had love
That was always quite enough


**[Pre-Chorus 2]**
I didn't know how far I'd go
Until I had nowhere to go but forward
And look at me now


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I've been strong for many years
Held the sky through all my fears
Cried at night then dried my tears
Still I'm standing here
I've been strong for many years
Not because it disappeared
But I learned love never leaves[Chorus]


**[Bridge - soft, powerful]**
And if you ask me how I did it
I'd say I didn't — God and these little hands did
Every "I can't" became "I can"
One more day, one more chance


**[Final Chorus - bigger]**
I've been strong for many years
And I'm still here, I'm still here
With a heart that won't break
For the love that it takes
I've been strong for many years
And I'll be strong for many more.