[Intro]
Yeah
I keep the storm outside the house
For my little girl
[Verse 1]
I learned the hard way, every shortcut charges interest
A smile from the bottle turns a promise into distance
Demons know my first name, they knock when rent is due
I tell them I got bigger plans and something real to prove
I’ve seen good men vanish in a cloud they couldn’t measure
Trading gold hours for a counterfeit pleasure
Mama said, “Your daughter watches every move you make”
So I put the poison down before her heart could break
I got bills on the table, old scars in the mirror
But her small hand in mine makes the whole mission clearer
No crown, no parade, just a lunch packed tight
A bedtime story read beneath the kitchen light
That’s wealth to me, not a chain or a car
It’s showing up sober when the days get hard
I’m still rough around the edges, still wrestling my past
But I’m building her a future that the darkness can’t grasp
[Hook]
I fight my demons when the room gets cold
Trade one more night for a heart kept whole
She says, “Daddy, you can do it,” so I rise from the floor
I ain’t chasing that old life anymore
For my daughter, I stand, for my daughter, I move
Every scar on my chest got something to prove
If the world throws a wall, I’ma carve me a door
I ain’t chasing that old life anymore
[Verse 2]
The block taught survival, but love taught direction
Now I count every choice like a loaded question
Friends call with the old plan, say the money comes quick
I hear my daughter laughing and I’m done with that script
I’ve buried too many names under rain-stained stone
Seen a mother wait by a phone that won’t ring home
No sermon from a stranger could reach what I know
You can lose your whole soul just to look like you glow
So I write these bars with the truth unfiltered
Every line is a brick where the weak parts splintered
I’m not perfect, I’m present, that’s the promise I keep
When she sleeps, I stay awake guarding peace
Put the past in a box, let the lock rust shut
Turn the pain into fuel, turn the fear into trust
If tomorrow gets ugly, I’ll still answer the call
A father ain’t fearless, he just won’t let her fall
[Hook]
I fight my demons when the room gets cold
Trade one more night for a heart kept whole
She says, “Daddy, you can do it,” so I rise from the floor
I ain’t chasing that old life anymore
For my daughter, I stand, for my daughter, I move
Every scar on my chest got something to prove
If the world throws a wall, I’ma carve me a door
I ain’t chasing that old life anymore
[Bridge]
No more running from the mirror
No more feeding what I fear
Little voice, I hear you clearer
I’m still here, I’m still here
[Verse 3]
This is raw from the ribs, no polish on the pain
I made peace with the thunder, now I walk through the rain
She drew a crooked sun and taped it to the fridge
That paper held me steady at the edge of the bridge
Every day is a battle, every breath is a vote
For the man she can trust and the home that we wrote
If I stumble, I tell her, then I get back in line
Strength ain’t never falling, it’s returning each time
I want her to remember more than the struggle we knew
Remember arms that held her and the promises true
Let the past talk loud, it can’t decide what I’ll be
I got love in the passenger seat and a child believing in me
So I face every craving, every debt, every doubt
Put a lock on the door when the old ghosts come out
This life isn’t easy, but the reason is pure
I’m fighting for her smile, and I’m fighting for more
[Final Hook]
I fight my demons when the room gets cold
Trade one more night for a heart kept whole
She says, “Daddy, you can do it,” so I rise from the floor
I ain’t chasing that old life anymore
For my daughter, I stand, for my daughter, I move
Every scar on my chest got something to prove
If the world throws a wall, I’ma carve me a door
I ain’t chasing that old life anymore
[Outro]
For her smile
For her future
One day at a time