[Verse 1]
Punch the clock, coffee gone cold
Same blue shirt, same story told
Bus rolls late, rent wants its due
Still I find a little room for you
[Pre-Chorus]
I used to count what I could keep
Now I count the promises I meet
[Chorus]
Day by day, I’m learning how
To love the hands that help me now
The tired, the lost, the loud, the strange
The parts of me I couldn’t change
Day by day, through every scar
We’re more than where we think we are
[Verse 2]
Mara shares her lunch at noon
Says her kid will be home soon
Old Mr. Reyes fixes my gate
We trade three words and laugh too late
[Pre-Chorus]
Everybody carries something heavy
Everybody needs somebody ready
[Chorus]
Day by day, I’m learning how
To love the hands that help me now
The tired, the lost, the loud, the strange
The parts of me I couldn’t change
Day by day, through every scar
We’re more than where we think we are
[Bridge]
Not a saint, not newly wise
I still lose my temper, still apologize
But the door stays open, the table gets wide
There’s a place for your hurt beside mine
[Final Chorus]
Day by day, I’m learning how
To love the hands that help me now
The tired, the lost, the loud, the strange
The parts of me I couldn’t change
Day by day, through every scar
We’re more than where we think we are
Day by day, let the hard world start
With a little mercy in a stubborn heart
[Outro]
Day by day
Still here, still trying
Day by day
No one left behind