One Day at a Time

[Verse 1]
How could you love someone like me?
I’m cracked in places no one sees.
I hide the scars beneath my sleeve,
Pretend there’s nothing wrong with me.

It could take a lifetime just to see,
A single thing that’s good in me.
Inside and out, it’s only gray,
No star has ever lit my way.

[Pre-Chorus]
When I’m alone, I drown in my mind,
But when they look, I fake that smile.
“It’s easy,” I say, “I’m doing fine” —
But I’ve been lying all this while.

[Chorus]
I don’t know what pride feels like,
I’ve been friends with failure all my life.
But maybe being okay could be enough,
Maybe I don’t need to be tough.
Day by day, I’ll learn to breathe,
To find the strength inside of me.
One small truth, one real smile,
I’ll get there… one day at a time.

[Verse 2]
The mirror used to be my worst enemy,
It showed a face I couldn’t stand to see.
But I’m learning now, I’m still alive,
And even broken hearts can shine.

I won’t erase the pain I’ve known,
It carved the shape that’s now my own.
I’m not perfect, but I’m real,
And slowly, I begin to heal.

[Pre-Chorus 2]
I used to hide behind the dark,
Now I’m lighting up my spark.
I may stumble, I may fall,
But I’ll keep rising through it all.

[Chorus]
I don’t know what pride feels like,
I’ve been friends with failure all my life.
But maybe being okay could be enough,
Maybe I don’t need to be tough.
Day by day, I’ll learn to breathe,
To find the strength inside of me.
One small truth, one real smile,
I’ll get there… one day at a time.

[Bridge]
It took me years to see my worth,
To know I’m more than all my hurt.
And now I stand, not afraid to be,
The broken, beautiful version of me.

[Final Chorus]
I know now what pride feels like,
I made peace with the scars of my life.
Maybe I’ll never be perfect or strong,
But I’m still here, still holding on.
Day by day, I found my light,
A little brighter every night.
This heart’s still beating, still mine,
I made it… one day at a time.