I'm Still Standing

See these lines on my face There a map of where I've been In the deep they are traced The deeper life has settled in How do we survive Living out our lives? And I could not trade a line Make it smooth and fine Or pretend that time stands still I want to rest my soul Here where it can grow without fear 'Nother line, another year I'm still standing here See these marks on my skin They are the lyric of my life Every story I begin Just means another end's in sight Only lovers understand Skin just covers who I am And I could not trade a line Make it smooth and fine Or pretend that time stands still I want to rest my soul Here where it can grow without fear 'Nother line, another year I'm still standing here See these bruises, see these scars? Hieroglyphs that tell the tale You can read them in the dark Through your fingertips like rain And I would not trade a line Make it smooth and fine Or pretend that time stands still I plan to rest my soul Here where it can grow without fear 'Nother line, another year I'm still standing here I'm still standing here I'm still standing here