One Honest Step

[Verse 1]
I count the cost in unopened mail
A Sunday shirt on the chair
I want the work that calls my name
But not the wreckage getting there
You say, “Just leap,” like nothing holds
Like every promise can be bent
I’m trying to want a bigger life
Without spending all the one I’ve spent

[Chorus]
I can want more and still stay here
Keep both feet beneath my fear
No grand escape, no burning through
I’ll take the step I can live into
I don’t need to break my life
To prove I’m reaching for a life

[Verse 2]
The calendar is crowded ink
The rent arrives on its own terms
I practice saying what I need
And let the quiet answer burn
One small hour, one honest call
One door I open without a show
It isn’t fast enough to brag
It’s still a way to go

[Breakdown]
Not all at once
Not at their speed
I’m keeping what I love
And giving want its room to breathe

[Final Chorus]
I can want more and still stay here
Keep both feet beneath my fear
No grand escape, no burning through
I’ll take the step I can live into
I don’t need to break my life
To prove I’m reaching for a life

[Outro]
One honest step, then one again
I’m still here—and I begin