[Verse 1] I kept a tally on the kitchen wall Small gold stars for getting through it all Then one kind morning, sunlight on the sink I let the kettle sing before I think [Pre-Chorus] You don't have to earn a softer day You can set the heavy list away [Chorus] I am learning how to stay In this body, in this day Every breath becomes a place I can meet myself with grace I am more than what I prove I can heal and still move [Verse 2] I called my sister from the grocery line Said, "I miss the way I used to feel like mine" She stayed with me while carts rolled slowly by No grand solution, just her asking why [Pre-Chorus] Little by little, I can make room A window opens in a crowded room [Chorus] I am learning how to stay In this body, in this day Every breath becomes a place I can meet myself with grace I am more than what I prove I can heal and still move [Bridge] The old ache speaks; I let it have a chair I hear its story, but I don't live there I name the thing I need, and ask it plain A hand, some water, time to start again [Final Chorus] I am learning how to stay In this body, in this day Every breath becomes a place I can meet myself with grace I am more than what I prove I can heal and still move I am here, and I am whole Not a finish line—a growing soul [Outro] One kind morning, one small start I make a little room inside my heart
