[Intro]
Yeah
Step by step
One by one
We climb
[Verse 1]
Started in a small room
Posters on paint-chipped walls
Writing on a cracked phone
Dreams bigger than these halls
Mama in the next room
Praying that the rent get paid
Me, I’m on my last move
Still I’m saying, “watch, I’ll make a way”
Old friends said “yo, that’s cute”
Laughed when I spoke my plan
Now they tryna circle back
Acting like they always been fans
I just keep my circle tight
Day ones, we been through rain
Every little loss we took
Turned into a blueprint for the gain
[Chorus]
Step by step
I’m taking it slow, but I’m moving ahead
Breath by breath
I’m letting the past fall off like shed skin
Brick by brick
I’m building a life from the worst of it
Day by day
I’m closer than I ever been
(yeah, I’m closer than I ever been)
[Verse 2]
Late nights on the bus ride
Headphones, head full of doubts
Watching all the street signs
Thinking how to figure this out
Text from my girl like
“Baby, you were made for this”
She believed before I did
Kissed me, said “remember this”
Now I got my mind right
Therapy on Tuesday nights
Talking ’bout the pain I hid
Turn it into fuel, ignite
I ain’t tryna flex hard
I’m just tryna heal and grow
Tiny little habits now
Turn into the life I know
[Chorus]
Step by step
I’m taking it slow, but I’m moving ahead
Breath by breath
I’m letting the past fall off like shed skin
Brick by brick
I’m building a life from the worst of it
Day by day
I’m closer than I ever been
(yeah, I’m closer than I ever been)
[Bridge]
If I fall back down
I get up, I don’t pretend
Every setback, lesson
Every scar, my pen
From the first deep breath
To the last sunset
I’m a work in progress
But I ain’t done yet (nah)
[Chorus]
Step by step
I’m taking it slow, but I’m moving ahead
Breath by breath
I’m letting the past fall off like shed skin
Brick by brick
I’m building a life from the worst of it
Day by day
I’m closer than I ever been
(yeah, I’m closer than I ever been)