00:05All the years, the grind, the love I gave
00:15And this is what it gets me
00:18I'm asking the only question left
00:27I worked two jobs, built a house from the ground
00:30Planned the weddings, the kids, the future we found
00:32Came home one night to the smell of another man's cologne
00:36She smiled like it was nothing
00:40While my whole world got thrown
00:46He had no car, no plan, no ring on her hand
00:50Just cheap thrills and a smile that made her feel grand
00:53I gave stability, protection, my blood, sweat and tears
00:55She traded it off for a bum and a couple of beers
00:58So I keep grinding every day till my body breaks down
01:02When the world for being solid is getting played like a clown
01:07This ain't not all women, but the stories never end
01:10Good ones, stay silent, hide them where the light won't bend
01:12Blame us for the job while they never speak a word
01:15Against the culture that's breaking every good man they've heard
01:22Why should I keep going?
01:24If this is the reward
01:27Work hard, love harder
01:29Get cheated and ignored
01:31I'm done, I'm out, I'm walking away
01:36From the lies and the game that they made us play
01:43Why should I stay when the good ones stay hidden?
01:46Blame the men while the bad ones get forgiven
01:48I hear there are places, whatever still means something real
01:51Eastern Europe, Asia, South America, that's the deal
01:54I'm walking away
01:55Walking away
01:56To a future that doesn't make a good man pay
02:03The apps made options endless
02:05The culture made loyalty weak
02:07Music videos glorify the player, make the provider look meek
02:10I give my prime, my peace, my everything I had
02:12She gave it to a loser who never worked a single day
02:15Menace sad
02:18Good women in the west
02:20The shadows in the night
02:21Never call out the madness
02:22Never stand up for what's right
02:24Then turn around and say
02:25Where are the good men?
02:26While they stay invisible and let the chaos win
02:29I'm tired of the silence
02:30Tired of the blame
02:31Tired of giving my all
02:33Just to lose the game
02:38To every brother out there feeling the same way
02:42You're not crazy, you're not bitter
02:45You just see straight
02:48The reward was a lie, they sold us from the start
02:52Now I'm choosing myself, choosing a brand new heart
02:56Not running from love, just running from the pain
03:02To shores where a man's effort isn't treated like rain
03:08Why should I stay?
03:12When the reward is betrayal, I'm walking away
03:14No more chasing a fairytale
03:16Passport in my hand, eyes on a brighter light
03:18Where loyalty ain't rare and a good man's treated right
03:21I'm done with the west, the culture, the lies
03:24The few good ones hitting while the chaos flies
03:31Walkin' away to better shores, better days
03:34Wherever meets respect in a thousand different ways
03:36Why should I keep goin'?
03:39I'm not
03:40I'm walkin' away
03:45I'm walkin' away
03:56The aftermath is here
03:59I gave everything
04:01And got nothing in return
04:06So I'm choosin' me
04:09I'm choosin' better
04:11I'm walkin' away
04:16To the places where the good ones still exist in the light
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