[Verse 1] Coffee burns my tongue at six-fifteen Bus doors fold like tired machinery Keys, phone, wallet, light tucked in my jeans Small tools for a world that won't stay clean [Pre-Chorus] I check the lock, I check the day Take one breath and walk away [Chorus] I'm surviving the daily, one mile at a time With a little bit of grit and a pocket full of life When the plans come apart and the pressure runs high I keep both feet moving, I keep my hands dry I'm surviving the daily, no promise, no parade Just the things I carry and the choices that I make [Verse 2] A loose screw rattles underneath the chair Rain comes down through a warehouse stair Bandage for the cut, spare cord for the dead A note from you folded beside my pen [Pre-Chorus] The clock bites hard, the pay runs thin Still I square my shoulders and begin [Chorus] I'm surviving the daily, one mile at a time With a little bit of grit and a pocket full of life When the plans come apart and the pressure runs high I keep both feet moving, I keep my hands dry I'm surviving the daily, no promise, no parade Just the things I carry and the choices that I make [Bridge] No hero's coat, no silver shield Just a worn-out heart that refuses to yield If the night gets loud, if the road turns mean I know what I need and I know what it means [Final Chorus] I'm surviving the daily, one mile at a time With a little bit of grit and a pocket full of life When the plans come apart and the pressure runs high I keep both feet moving, I keep my hands dry I'm surviving the daily, let the hard world say I came prepared enough to make it through today [Outro] Keys, phone, wallet, light in my jeans Tomorrow brings another machine I take one breath and walk away Then I do it again the next day
