Held back, beat down, I got up every time.
Victory is victory and this life has been mine,
I sing a song of independence every day.
Made mistakes and learned, got burned along the way,

But through it all I stood.
So yeah, I'm standin',
And so I say: This is my anthem!

Been broke, been hurt, and never let it show.
Fought back, fought tough, though most will never know.
To anyone I've wronged along the way,
Here's my apology, and here's to a new page,

But through it all I stood, warrior standing.
And so I say: This is my anthem!

But through it all I stood, warrior standing.
And so I say: This is my anthem!

But through it all I stood, warrior standing.
And so I say: This is our anthem!

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Writer(s): Dar Williams