One More Step

[Verse 1]
The map ends where the county road bends
Rain taps time on the bus-stop tin
I count each mile by the names I know
And still don't know where the road will go

[Pre-Chorus]
But your note is folded in my coat
Ink running thin, still I read it slow
“You don't have to see the whole way through”
I hold that line like a match held true

[Chorus]
When the ground gives way beneath my feet
When the next turn hides beyond the trees
I will take one breath, then one more step
Hope is a hand I haven't met yet
In the blackest hour, I won't call it done
Somewhere past the clouds, the day has begun

[Verse 2]
The power cuts; the kitchen clock stops
A glass of water trembles on the top
I hear your laugh from that summer fair
And feel a little room inside the air

[Pre-Chorus]
No grand sign, no easy answer found
Just the small brave pulse that keeps me bound
To the people waiting on the other side
To the self I haven't left behind

[Chorus]
When the ground gives way beneath my feet
When the next turn hides beyond the trees
I will take one breath, then one more step
Hope is a hand I haven't met yet
In the blackest hour, I won't call it done
Somewhere past the clouds, the day has begun

[Bridge]
Maybe courage isn't knowing why
Maybe it's a door left open wide
Maybe morning comes in quiet clothes
Through the crack beneath the door

[Final Chorus]
When the ground gives way beneath my feet
When the next turn hides beyond the trees
I will take one breath, then one more step
Hope is a hand I haven't met yet
In the blackest hour, I won't call it done
Somewhere past the clouds, the day has begun

[Outro]
One more step
One more breath
The road goes on