[Intro | soft guitar, warm keys, intimate] Yeah One day, one step One prayer, one breath I was lost, but You found me Now Your grace surrounds me [Verse 1 | melodic rap, honest testimony] I was lost on a forestry path, Tall trees talking, shadows laughed, Slippery hills and the muddy ground, Every step I was sliding down. Couldn’t see through the fog and rain, Tried to smile while I hid my pain, Bottle in my hand like it had the cure, But my heart was breaking behind that door. Thought it helped me fit right in, Thought it washed away my fear within, Thought it calmed my anxious mind, Worked for a while, then it left me blind. I was drowning slow in a borrowed lie, Looking for peace in a neon sky, At the bottom of me, at the bottom of all, In a stalled-out car, I heard grace call. [Pre-Chorus | rising hope, prayerful build] Then came a knock, knock, knock on the door, Saying, “Child, you don’t have to run anymore.” I heard love say, “Come inside, The answer is here, let Me give you life.” [Chorus | bright sung hook, joyful] One day at a time, one step in the light, I don’t need the bottle just to make it through the night. I got a Higher Power walking by my side, When I was too weak, He carried me through the tide. Now I run, run, run on a steady path, Grace took my story and redeemed my past. I soar like an eagle, up high, up high, New freedom, new peace, new life in His light. [Post-Chorus | catchy rhythmic hook] H-O-W, that’s how I start, Honest, open, willing heart. H-O-W, I’m learning to climb, With God and grace, one day at a time. [Verse 2 | rhythmic rap, recovery room, hopeful] I stepped in the room with my shame on my sleeve, Barely had faith, but I wanted to believe, They said, “Twelve steps, brother, just begin, There’s a brand-new freedom waiting within.” You won’t regret what made you grow, Won’t slam the door on the things you know, The past won’t own you, the fear won’t reign, Serenity comes like sun through rain. Peace starts moving where panic used to, God starts healing what the hurt ran through, Situations that baffled your soul Won’t need a bottle just to feel controlled. I stared at a picture of an eagle in flight, Wings stretched wide in the golden light, I was weary, still I trusted Him, Then the heavy sky started opening. [Pre-Chorus 2 | emotional lift] And when I looked back at the darkest sand, I saw one set of footprints in the land, I asked, “Lord, where were You when I cried?” He said, “That’s when I carried you through the night.” [Chorus | bigger, layered harmonies] One day at a time, one step in the light, I don’t need the bottle just to make it through the night. I got a Higher Power walking by my side, When I was too weak, He carried me through the tide. Now I run, run, run on a steady path, Grace took my story and redeemed my past. I soar like an eagle, up high, up high, New freedom, new peace, new life in His light. [Post-Chorus | catchy rhythmic hook] H-O-W, that’s how I start, Honest, open, willing heart. H-O-W, I’m learning to climb, With God and grace, one day at a time. [Bridge | stripped down, prayerful, building] I was weary, but I waited, I was broken, but You stayed. I was buried in the valley, But You rolled my stone away. Now I’ll trudge this road with gladness, To a destiny You designed, No more chains around my spirit, No more war inside my mind. You gave me life I never pictured, Joy I never thought I’d find, A peace that passes understanding, A love that rewrote every line. [Final Chorus | full band, gospel claps, triumphant] One day at a time, one step in the light, I don’t need the bottle just to make it through the night. I got a Higher Power walking by my side, When I was too weak, He carried me through the tide. Now I run, run, run on a steady path, Grace took my story and redeemed my past. I soar like an eagle, up high, up high, New freedom, new peace, new life in His light. [Final Post-Chorus | big chant hook] H-O-W, that’s how I start, Honest, open, willing heart. H-O-W, I’m learning to climb, With God and grace, one day at a time. H-O-W, He opened my heart, Took my fear and made a spark. H-O-W, now I’m alive, With God and grace, one day at a time. [Outro | peaceful, warm, fading] One day, one step One prayer, one breath I was lost, but You found me Now Your grace surrounds me One day at a time One day at a time With God and grace One day at a time
