[Verse 1] Lost today with my boots on the floor, Yesterday’s echo knocking at my door, Alarm clock rings like a dare I can’t take, Another promise I don’t know how to make. Paperwork piled like a courthouse wall, They say “prove you’re broken” or “prove you can crawl,” Not well enough to clock in at nine, Not hurt enough to cross their line. [Pre-Chorus] I’m not lazy, I’m not free, Just tired of fighting what I’m told to be. [Chorus] I’m losing today, I lost yesterday, But I’m betting on tomorrow finding a way, I’m the common man with a weight on his back, Standing still on a one-way track. Not heaven’s door, not hell’s flame, Just stuck in between with a worn-out name, If there’s a truth they forgot to tell, It’s how hard it is living between heaven and hell. [Verse 2] Hands got calluses from holding on, Dreams get quiet but they’re not gone, Coffee’s cold, but the hope stays warm, Like a calm right before another storm. They say “try harder,” they say “be patient,” Like survival’s a flaw in my dedication, I’d work my soul if my soul would comply, But some days just getting up is the try. [Pre-Chorus] I don’t need saving, don’t need a throne, Just a little grace to make it home. [Chorus] I’m losing today, I lost yesterday, But tomorrow’s a card I still might play, I’m the common man in a borrowed suit, Standing on worn-down truth. Not heaven’s door, not hell’s flame, Just learning how to live with the in-between pain, If there’s a bell that’s supposed to ring, It’s late for folks stuck in everything. [Bridge] Maybe tomorrow I’ll see it clear, How the cracks let in the light, not fear, Maybe the fall is part of the climb, Maybe healing just takes its time. [Final Chorus] Yeah, I’m losing today, I lost yesterday, But I’m still here, so I’m halfway okay, I’m the common man, I bend, I bend, But I haven’t learned how to end. If heaven’s hope and hell’s despair Are both too loud to hear my prayer, I’ll build my life from what I can tell, Right here between heaven and hell. [Outro] Tomorrow’s waiting, quiet and true, I’ll meet it halfway… like I always do
