Alarm clock screaming
Same crack in the ceiling above your bed
Bills on the table
Counting every number in your head
You fake one smile
Say you’re fine
Then hit the door
Heart feels tired
But they’re why you’re fighting for
So hold on for us
When you feel you’ve had enough
Every step you take in the dark
Puts a roof above their hearts
When the weight’s too much
And the nights all feel like one
Don’t you ever think you’re not enough
Hold on
Hold on for us
Little shoes by the doorway
Drawing of you taped on the fridge
Phone call from your mother
Says she’s proud you’re crossing every bridge
You see your name
In the eyes of everyone you raise
Every small kindness
Turns into a hundred better days
You’re allowed to fall apart
In the quiet of your car
Take a breath
Let the tears run
You’re still someone’s only sun
Every “I’ll try again”
Is a promise that you send
To the ones who say your name
Like it’s the start of everything