[Verse]
I got a letter from the landlord today,
Ink as cold as a winter gray,
Said I’m three months behind, no more grace to give,
It’s hard to keep a roof when you’re fightin’ to live.
[Chorus]
I’m one step from the street, one step from gone,
One prayer from broken, one night too long.
The world don’t wait, it just keeps on turnin’,
And the fire in my soul, it keeps on burnin’.
[Verse 2]
The fridge hums low, but there’s nothin’ inside,
Just a couple of crumbs and my stubborn pride.
The neon sign across the alleyway glows,
While my heart’s wearin’ thin like these hand-me-down clothes.
[Prechorus]
How did it come to this?
Where did the good times miss?
[Chorus]
I’m one step from the street, one step from gone,
One prayer from broken, one night too long.
The world don’t wait, it just keeps on turnin’,
And the fire in my soul, it keeps on burnin’.
[Bridge]
I remember Mama’s voice, soft and low,
Sayin’, “Son, keep your faith when the cold winds blow.”
But faith feels heavy when the cupboard’s bare,
And hope’s a thin blanket in the midnight air.