Verse 1 Three-thirty every morning Alarm cuts through the dark Feet hit cold hardwood floors Before the sun even starts Coffee and a quiet room Headphones and a mic Trying to turn these scars and thoughts Into songs that sound alive An hour chasing melodies An hour chasing peace Sometimes I think the music’s The only thing that lets me breathe Pre-Chorus And some mornings I feel strong Some mornings I feel drained But I still get up and face it Even when nothing’s changed Chorus One more day That’s all I’m trying to do Keep putting one foot forward When the world says don’t you move One more day Even when I’m tired inside Even when the weight gets heavy And the doubts won’t quiet down at night I may bend, I may break I may damn near lose my mind But I refuse to quit One more day at a time Verse 2 Then it’s sweat and aching muscles Trying to outrun the years Fighting every mirror And every buried fear Shower steam and work clothes Another long day starts Smile and carry on While fighting battles in my heart Clock out and head back home Make dinner with my wife Those quiet little moments Sometimes save my life Pre-Chorus And she don’t always see it The war inside my head How exhausting it can be Just trying not to slip again Chorus One more day That’s all I’m trying to do Keep putting one foot forward When the world says don’t you move One more day Even when I’m tired inside Even when the weight gets heavy And the doubts won’t quiet down at night I may bend, I may break I may damn near lose my mind But I refuse to quit One more day at a time Bridge Maybe nobody notices How hard some people fight Just to wake up every morning And survive another night There ain’t no crowd applauding No trophy at the end Just a tired man in the mirror Trying hard not to lose again Final Chorus One more day Maybe that’s enough for now I ain’t chasing perfection Just learning not to back down One more day And tomorrow I’ll try again Because giving up would kill me Long before this life ever can I’m still standing here Still breathing, still alive And I refuse to quit One more day at a time
