All My Friends
Joshua Luke Smith Lyrics

Now I'm proud of all my friends
I am proud of my friends for never giving up.

Because life ain't always easy
Life is hard sometimes.

But, they keep holding on
Despite the difficulty of life, my friends keep going.

And I'm proud of all my friends
I am again proud of my friends for having faith for better things.

Because they keep believing that the best Is yet to come
My friends believe that even though things are tough now, they will get better soon.

I saw you dreaming about life
I saw you hoping for a better life.

When you was staring at death
Even when you were close to dying.

Saw you screaming at the devil
When you were fighting against evil.

I ain't scared of you yet
I am not scared of what you can do.

And without breath in your lungs
Even when you were struggling to breathe.

I saw you screaming hallelujah to the sun
You were still praising and being thankful despite the tough times.

'Til the storm passed
Until the tough times were over.

'Cause the best is yet to come
Believing that better times are ahead.

And although you felt conflicted and restricted inside
You were struggling internally.

You never laid down your convictions
You did not give up on your beliefs.

To pick up your desires
Even if you had to sacrifice your wants to do so.

Though you stood in the fire
Even when you were facing the worst circumstances.

You never smelt like the smoke
You never let your difficulties define you.

And you could have made a fist
You could have chosen to fight and be angry.

But held your hand out to hope
Instead, you chose to have hope and believe in better things ahead.

This is your ode to the moment
This song is dedicated to the time and place where you realized these things.

You put your stake in the ground
You made a decision to fight and stand your ground.

And said that your pain
You declared that your suffering would not be in vain.

Would not redefine your power
You refused to let your pain weaken you.

And you said that disappointment
You acknowledged the feeling of being let down.

Would not become the ointment
But you refused to let it numb your feelings.

You use to change your wounds
You refused to use your pain as an excuse for giving up.

Numb your pain and dumb your voice
You refused to let your pain silence you.

And I saw you scorn the good as the enemy of the best
I saw you prioritize the best options and not settle for less.

Taking hold of that treasure
You aimed for that hidden treasure, your goal.

That is buried in your chest
The goal that is deep in your heart.

And that cage made of bones
Your body that surrounds that goal.

There's an ageless gold
The reward for your hard work will last forever.

Only the faithful and the bold and the brave
Those who have faith, determination and courage will succeed.

Can hold
Will be able to achieve and succeed in holding that gold reward.

And you dispose of the foes that erode your soul
You eliminate the things that harm your soul and harm your chances.

Those who pose like a prince
Those who pretend to be something they are not.

'Cause they clothed in robes
With their fake clothes.

Underneath they ain't nothing but blood, breath and bones
Reality shows that they are not superior to any other human.

Puppets without prose and Pinocchio's nose
People who are not true to themselves are like puppets with no purpose.

This is a ode to the moment you discovered you were golden
This song is in celebration of the moment you realized your worth.

Discovered you were not the understudy, you're the chosen
Realizing that you're not just a standby, but you're the person with the deserved and right place now.

Yes we have been broken but we have not been beaten
We have gone through tough times, but we still stand strong.

There's a weapon in our weakness and a hope within our healing
Our vulnerabilities are not weaknesses, but tools to grow and become stronger.

Life don't look like when we played outside
Life is different from when we were younger and everything was simple.

And it's, hard to admit but we got played sometimes
It's tough to accept that we are sometimes fooled.

And I, I can't deny that we all break sometimes
I can't deny that we all have our moments of weakness.

But we keep holding, holding on, oh
But we continue despite that.

And I'm proud of all my friends
I am still proud of my friends.

Because life ain't always easy
Even though life is hard.

But, they keep holding on
Seeking the best possible outcome.

And I'm proud of all my friends
I am proud of my friends for not giving up on their beliefs.

Because they keep believing that the best
They still believe that better things are to come.

Is yet to come
The best will always come after struggles.