A Little Room to Breathe

[Verse 1]
I make a list beside the sink
Of every promise left to keep
Your lunchbox waits beside the keys
While my own plans go stale and sleep

[Pre-Chorus]
One face says, “Stay. They need you here.”
One face says, “Leave before you disappear.”
I hear them arguing through my teeth
Both wearing my name underneath

[Chorus]
I want a life that feels like mine
I want your hand still holding mine
I’m not a saint, I’m not a thief
I’m trying to make room for all I love and all I need

[Verse 2]
The calendar is crowded blue
A school-night call, a late bill due
I laugh too loud, then miss the cue
And hate the hurt I hand to you

[Pre-Chorus]
The selfish voice keeps score of days
The kinder one still knows your face
They trade the wheel, they pull me wide
I’m trying not to choose a side

[Chorus]
I want a life that feels like mine
I want your hand still holding mine
I’m not a saint, I’m not a thief
I’m trying to make room for all I love and all I need

[Bridge]
If I say yes, I lose a piece
If I say no, I bruise the ones I keep
So take this honest, unfinished heart
I can’t be whole by coming apart

[Final Chorus]
I want a life that feels like mine
I want your hand still holding mine
No perfect answer, no clean release
Just all of us, and a little room to breathe

[Outro]
A little room to breathe
Stay close while I learn to leave
One promise kept, one want confessed
I love you all; I’m still becoming myself