[Intro, F major fingerpicked pattern, Close low male vocal and cup-tap percussion] A spoon in a cup keeps counting the day Morning leans on the doorway I lace up my shoes, put my worry away Then carry my name to the roadway [Verse 1, F-C-Dm-Bb syncopation, Dry guitar and weathered lead vocal] Same little road, same corner store But I am not who walked here before Years left their weight in the palm of my hand Still I put one foot down where I stand How much patience can one man spend When every paycheck bends at the end? Bread waits at home and the rent comes due Still there is work that a soul must do [Pre-Chorus, Suspended chord climb, Brushed snare and widening vocal doubles] I send up a prayer without making a sound The One who knows me knows where I am bound As long as belief has a place in my chest The weight of the world will not own what is left [Chorus 1, Open F major cadence, Gang vocal hook and stomping acoustic strums] Tomorrow, take it slow Do not come dressed in sorrow Give me bread, give me water Give me one more road to follow Tomorrow, take it slow Leave a little room for laughter I do not ask the world for gold Just a better day hereafter [Post-Chorus, F major stomp break, Handclaps and low vocal chant] Hey One more day Hey We make a way [Verse 2, D minor color over steady pulse, Intimate lead and soft violin replies] My mother’s chair still faces the room Coffee still carries her favorite perfume The walls keep the shape of the words she would say When worry sat down at the end of the day “Take your time when your footing goes wrong No one was made to carry it all Lift what you can, let the rest remain Patience can turn a loss into gain” [Pre-Chorus 2, F pedal tone and chord suspension, Footstep percussion and vocal lift] I fold up the hours and lay them beside The prayer of my father that kept us alive A heart that gives over what it cannot hold Can walk through the winter and still not turn cold [Chorus 2, Open F major cadence, Full gang vocal and wider drum pocket] Tomorrow, take it slow Do not come dressed in sorrow Give me bread, give me water Give me one more road to follow Tomorrow, take it slow Leave a little room for laughter I do not ask the world for gold Just a better day hereafter [Hook Break, Stop-start F major punches, Call-and-response vocals and handclaps] Bread on the table Peace at the door Love in the room What do we need more? Bread on the table Peace at the door Love in the room What do we need more? [Bridge, Dm-Bb-F-C turnaround, Bare guitar and exposed low vocal] We may not mend every crack in the land But we can divide what we hold in our hands Half of my loaf for the friend at my side Hope is a thing we keep living, not buying When one hard day puts my back to the wall I give it an hour, I do not give it all Even a wound that has carried its years Learns how to loosen its hold on the tears [Final Chorus, Lifted F major voicing, Full acoustic band and communal vocals] Tomorrow, take it slow Do not come dressed in sorrow Give us bread, give us water Give us one more road to follow Tomorrow, take it slow Leave the windows open wider A little peace, a child who laughs And a hand to pull us higher Tomorrow, take it slow We are still here together We plant our promise in the ground For a kinder stretch of weather [Final Hook, F major stomp release, Gang vocals and ringing guitar] Bread on the table Peace at the door Love in the room What do we need more? Bread on the table Peace at the door Love in the room That is what we came here for [Outro, F-add9 resolution, Solo guitar and close low vocal] A spoon in a cup keeps counting the day Morning steps through the doorway I open the window and whisper my faith Then carry my name down the roadway
