I've been told I make it look easy
I've been the golden girl, on a pedestal,
I've been everybody's rising star
But those red lipstick smiles never came naturally
And I never thought my heels or heart would make it this far
Cause day by day
I try to be perfect
But no one sees
What's under the surface
I built a home
Of sticks and stones and you can't tell
How well I know
The long road in and out of hell
Cause where I've been
You better have thick skin
Yeah I kept moving through
The bullets and the bruises
And I got the scars to prove it
I've learned to find comfort when it's storming
Crashing waves, and hurricanes, they just feed my soul
And when that sun breaks through without a warning
It reminds me that theres another day to grow
Those ups and downs
I hardly notice
I'm getting good at dodging
What they're throwing
I built a home
Of sticks and stones and you can't tell
How well I know
The long road in and out of hell
Cause where I've been
You better have thick skin
Yeah I kept moving through
The bullets and the bruises
And I got the scars to prove it
I built a home
Of sticks and stones and you can't tell
How well I know
The long road in and out of hell
Cause where I've been
You better have thick skin
Yeah I kept moving through
The bullets and the bruises
And I got the scars to prove it
