[Verse 1]
Boots in the mud
Mind in a storm
Sky lookin’ heavy
Heart runnin’ warm
I feel that fire
Climb up my spine
But I spell my way through it
One letter at a time
[Chorus]
A is for Awareness
See it when it rises up
Name that trouble
Don’t let it drink your cup (hey!)
B is for the Breathing
Slow like a river in the dark
In through the nose
Let it leave your heart
C is for the Calmness
Sittin’ like a stone in the rain
ABCs of stayin’ Stoic in the pain
[Verse 2]
Boss on my back
Phone buzzin’ mean
Family at the table
Talkin’ ‘bout things they can’t unsay or unsee
I feel that snap
Right behind my teeth
But I count those letters
‘Til the heat turns sweet
[Chorus]
A is for Awareness
Catch it ‘fore it catches you
Watch that anger
Let it walk on through
B is for the Breathing
Four slow steps
Then four more
Like a front porch swing by a screen door (oh yeah)
C is for the Calmness
Cool as a gator in the shade
ABCs of stayin’ Stoic in the fray
[Bridge]
I ain’t runnin’
I ain’t numb
I just meet that hurt
And I don’t succumb
From the bayou mud
To the big-town street
Same three letters
‘Til my soul stands free
[Chorus]
A is for Awareness
See it
Don’t you turn your head
Look that fire right in the eyes instead
B is for the Breathing
Ride it like a slow freight train
Pullin’ every worry off your brain
C is for the Calmness
Rooted like a cypress tree
ABCs of stayin’ Stoic
Keepin’ me free (hey!)