Prompt / Lyrics
[Verse 1] We set one more place at the table Then packed it back into the drawer Another frame turned face down On a shelf by the front door Keep count on my fingers Of the people that I’ve lost Feels like I keep losing pieces And I’m scared to add the cost [Chorus] But I’m not the only one still breathing I’m not the only heart that breaks There’s kids in the backseat asking Why the grown-ups shake There’s aunts in the kitchen praying Through dishes and coffee cups We’re the ones still here, still standing Learning how to live again for us [Verse 2] I folded that tiny blanket Put the paint cans back away Picked out names we never used They still echo in my day I see you in their freckles In the jokes they’re making now Every goodbye carved a hollow We’re just trying to fill somehow [Chorus] ’Cause I’m not the only one still breathing I’m not the only heart that breaks There’s kids in the backseat asking Why the grown-ups shake There’s aunts in the kitchen praying Through dishes and coffee cups We’re the ones still here, still standing Learning how to live again for us [Bridge] Some days it’s just one small thing Like tying tiny shoes Reading one more bedtime story Is the bravest thing we do We carry your names like candles Through the dark that you left behind Every step we take together Is a promise to survive [Chorus] We’re not the only ones still breathing We’re not the only hearts that break Those kids in the backseat laughing Teach us what it’s gonna take All the aunts in the kitchen singing Over coffee and washed-up mugs We’re the ones still here, still standing Learning how to live again for us Yeah, we’re the ones still here, still standing Learning how to live again for us
Tags
country, Modern country ballad with female vocals; gentle acoustic guitar and brushed kit at first, swelling into a widescreen chorus with pedal steel and warm piano; intimate verses close to the mic, chorus opens with stacked harmonies and a steady mid-tempo groove that feels like a hard-won sunrise after a long night
Duration
7:59
Instrumental
No
Created
4/3/2026