Drifting Back to the Bright Side

Verse 1

Woke up heavy

Heart on the floor

Coffee and headlines

Same old war

But I catch my face

In the kettle chrome

Tiny little frown

In a crowded home

Pre-Chorus

So I straighten my shoulders

Say the words I forget

I am bigger than the worry

I am more than the debt

Chorus

I can rise a little higher

Even on a Monday

Find a little color

In the dead of the hallway

Every small step

Is a spark in the dark sky

If I change one thing today

That’s a life drifting back to the bright side

Verse 2

Hold the door open

For a stranger’s rush

Phone call to mama

Let her talk too much

Text back a friend

Who’s been gone from the thread

Tell them “I see you”

By the things we’ve left unsaid

Pre-Chorus

It’s the quiet decisions

No one gives you a crown

Building tiny bridges

Where the world breaks down

Chorus

I can rise a little higher

Even on a hard day

Plant a little kindness

In the cracks of the staircase

Every small step

Is a spark in the dark sky

If we change one thing today

That’s a life drifting back to the bright side

Bridge

What if every tired whisper

Turned into a brave “I’ll try”

What if every shaking handshake

Pulled a neighbor to the dry side

We’re the echo

Of the love that we pass on

Leave the place we’re standing

Just a shade more dawn

Chorus

We can rise a little higher

Even when we’re half scared

Build a little shelter

Out of “I’m with you

I care”

Every small step

Is a spark in the dark sky

If we change one thing today

That’s a life drifting back to the bright side