rehab

Lyrics

Verse 1
I rolled in with a name tag, eyes on the floor
Hands shook hard at the intake door
They took my phone, took my belt, took my keys
Took my lies and my pride and my disease

Signed my name with a busted-up hand
Sat in that chair and I learned the plan
First thing first, tell the truth out loud
Say what broke me, say it proud

They asked my story, I said I don’t know
Then I said too much and I let it go
Old hurt, old habits, old tracks in my brain
Same bad road in a hard hard rain

They gave me a schedule, gave me a seat
Gave me a chance to get back on my feet
Morning check-in, roll call, count
One more day, one more round

Pre-Chorus
No quick fix, no magic cure
Just showing up and wanting more
Little by little, brick by brick
You don’t heal it if you quit

Chorus
One day at a time
I’m still here, I’m still mine
One day at a time
I got back up, I crossed that line
Step by step
I won’t let go
One day at a time
That’s how I grow

Verse 2
Group room circle, hard plastic chairs
Every face in there had been through somewhere
A girl said, “Relapse ain’t the end”
A man said, “Brother, start again”

We wrote our triggers on a yellow page
Names, places, thoughts that feed that rage
Mine was anger, mine was shame
Mine was hearing my own name

We did the deep breath, ten slow counts
Sat with the urge till it burned itself out
Called my sponsor when the night got loud
Talked it through, stayed in the crowd

Made a safety list on a folded card
Three names, one ride, and the phone numbers marked
If I wanted out, if I felt that crack
I had a map to bring me back

Then came steps, not just talk
Make amends, take the walk
Clean the mirrors, clean the mind
Leave the old trash far behind

Chorus
One day at a time
I’m still here, I’m still mine
One day at a time
I got back up, I crossed that line
Step by step
I won’t let go
One day at a time
That’s how I grow

Verse 3
Made that list of every bridge I burned
Every debt, every lesson learned
Called my mom with a steady breath
Said, “I’m sorry,” and meant the rest

Paid back money when I could
Showed up early, did what I should
No big speeches, no fake grin
Just clean hands and a change within

I learned sleep, I learned meals
I learned what a real boundary feels
I learned to sit when I wanted to run
Face the morning instead of the gun

I learned to ask for help, not hide
Let somebody see the war inside
Now I hold that coffee cup with both hands tight
And I let the hard stuff pass me by

I ain’t who I was in that last bad bend
I’m a new man, I’m a work in progress, friend
Still got scars, still got dust
But I’m building trust from the wreckage and rust

Pre-Chorus
No quick fix, no magic cure
Just showing up and wanting more
Little by little, brick by brick
You don’t heal it if you quit

Chorus
One day at a time
I’m still here, I’m still mine
One day at a time
I got back up, I crossed that line
Step by step
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