“And I stood arrow straight
Unencumbered by the weight
Of all these hustlers and their schemes.
I stood proud, I stood tall
High above it all.
I still believed in my dreams.”

—  Bob Seger

Like a Rock.
Song lyrics, Like a Rock (1986)

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