One Heartbeat at a Time

Intro - Spoken/Sung

(Mm... yeah...)

Verse 1

The clock keeps ticking on the hospital wall

Every second feels like the longest of all

They say "You'll be fine" with a comforting smile

But fear walks beside me every mile

Machines keep humming, lights shining bright

Trying to be brave through the longest night

I'm staring at the ceiling, praying out loud

Searching for courage beneath this cloud

Pre-Chorus

I've faced hard roads before today

But this one takes my breath away

Chorus

Open my heart, but don't let me go

There's still so much in this life I don't know

I've got dreams still waiting, love left to give

So help me find the strength to live

When I close my eyes, let morning appear

Carry me through every shadow of fear

Open my heart, mend every scar

And send me back to the ones that know who I are

Verse 2

I think of the people waiting at home

Wondering if I'll still walk through that door

Every goodbye feels heavier now

Every promise becomes a silent vow

The surgeon's hands hold more than a knife

They're holding tomorrow, they're holding my life

So I'll trust the science and whisper a prayer

Hoping when I wake, my family's there

Pre-Chorus

I've climbed dark ridges, crossed frozen streams

But nothing hits like these four walls and dreams

Chorus

Open my heart, but don't let me go

There's still so much in this life I don't know

I've got dreams still waiting, love left to give

So help me find the strength to live

When I close my eyes, let morning appear

Carry me through every shadow of fear

Open my heart, mend every scar

And send me back to the ones that know who I are

Guitar Solo

Bridge

If this is the mountain I've got to climb

I'll take one heartbeat at a time

Fear may be loud, but hope is louder still

And love is stronger than fear ever will

Final Chorus

Open my heart, let healing begin

Give this old engine a chance again

I'll treasure each sunrise, every embrace

Every familiar, smiling face

No longer running from what I can't see

Tomorrow is waiting for me

Open my heart, and when it's all through

I'll spend every heartbeat living true

Outro

One heartbeat

One prayer

One brand-new start

Sometimes the bravest thing

Is letting someone open your heart