Some days the weight don't ask you if it's fair Bills stack tall and the silence runs deep Used to think calm was just clean ocean air Now I know it's a choice you got to keep So I build it from coffee and a long deep breath Walk it slow 'cause the rush is a kind of death 'Cause the world gon' test what you call your own Stormy weather shakes the roots, rattles your bones But the peace I found ain't some kind of test It stays down deep where the hard days press This is the light I carry, light I made Through the long way home and the road that frayed A small bright thing I won't let go Through the rain that comes, through the wind that turns Through every quiet thing a man learns This is the only way I know Saw an old friend last week with a tired face Said the years don't move how he thought they would Told him peace don't live in some perfect place You don't find it once, you just keep it good Some folks lose themselves in pursuit of pride I just hold it close 'cause it lives inside And the storm gon' come like the storm always does Take the easy days, leave you missin' what was But the sun I knew, she ain't gone for good She's the warmth I plant in the cold I stood This is the light I carry, light I made Through the long way home and the road that frayed A small bright thing I won't let go Through the rain that comes, through the wind that turns Through every quiet thing a man learns This is the only way I know Yow, mi walk wid de gratitude weighin' on mi back Pressure pull yuh under, but mi never lose mi way Every sun mi seen left a likkle goldin' track Mi pack it inna chest fi when di skies dem turn grey Mi nuh trust di smooth road, mi trust di rough an' real Mi nuh trust di loud man, mi trust di way mi feel Joy nuh come by noise, yuh haffi know what fi conceal Keep it in yuh chest till di old fear kneel Some bredren chase di shine, lose dem self inna di blaze Some sister hold di pain, never give it ten praise But mi learn fi count di small ting, count it all mi days Cup of tea, mama call, dat's di gold dat stays So mi carry on di same, foot pon di same dirt Singin' soft to di pressure, not ah lettin' it hurt Build mi peace real slow from di work Walk it home, walk it slow, wid di peace mi earn This is the light I carry, light I made Through the long way home and the road that frayed A small bright thing I won't let go Through the rain that comes, through the wind that turns Through every quiet thing a man learns This is the only way I know And I’ll keep it close when the cold winds blow Let it shine real low, that’s the way I know
