Never Asked to Carry It All Lyrics | R.J. Sloane
Never Asked to Carry It All is an outlaw country ballad by R.J. Sloane about the exhaustion of being the one everyone else leans on.
Every man who's ever been the strong one knows this weight, the one who catches everybody else before they fall, but never gets asked if he's okay.
VERSE 1
My hand's the first to bleed
Shouldering everything
See the crack before it breaks
Hate it's all up to me
They lean on me and call it faith
Never once ask what it costs me
I've been standing in the gap so long
Forgot what it feels like to fold
CHORUS
Guess I'm old before my time
Nearly broke by the grind
Always sheltering them from the coming storm
Catching them before they knew they'd fall
In the dark, late at night
I bite back the words I'd like to scream
Strength built by living hard
Never asked to carry it all
VERSE 2
Fists clenched, jaw locked tight
Turned my back before they saw
Bit my tongue till I tasted blood
Swallowed it down once more
Every time I want to break
Somebody needs me standing tall
So I bury it down deeper
Building up a higher wall
CHORUS
Guess I'm old before my time
Nearly broke by the grind
Always sheltering them from the coming storm
Catching them before they knew they'd fall
In the dark, late at night
I bite back the words I'd like to scream
Strength built by living hard
Never asked to carry it all
BRIDGE
Tired of pretending I've got it all
Arms worn to the bone
Shaking, ready to break
Aching for a second pair of hands
Always catching everybody
Never once been caught myself
Maybe strong don't mean unbroken
Just a man who needs some help
CHORUS
Guess I'm old before my time
Nearly broke by the grind
Always sheltering them from the coming storm
Catching them before they knew they'd fall
In the dark, late at night
I bite back the words I'd like to scream
Strength built by living hard
Never asked to carry it all
OUTRO
Never asked to carry it all
Maybe strong don't mean unbroken
Never asked to carry it all
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