Steel Toe Halo

Verse 1

Sun ain’t up but I’m already dressed

Boots on tight, badge on my chest

Mama’s cross hangs ‘round my neck

Prayin’ it guards what I can’t protect

Gravel crunch under my tires slow

Another shift down a dead-end road

Concrete walls and razor wire

Yeah, this job’ll test your fire

Pre-Chorus

They see a woman, think I’ll break

But they don’t know the strength it takes

Chorus

I walk a line where mercy meets control

Steel-toe halo, tryin’ to save my soul

Keys on my hip and a heart locked tight

Gotta stand my ground every single night

They call me cold, but they don’t see

All the weight that’s carryin’ me

I ain’t made of stone, but I hold my own

With a steel-toe halo… in a danger zone

Verse 2

Heard every name they could throw my way

“Little girl, you don’t belong in this place”

But I learned real quick how to hold my stare

Let ‘em feel the warning in the air

Every door clang’s like a battle cry

Every step’s a test I can’t deny

Gotta read the room, gotta trust my gut

Know when to stand tall, when to shut it up

Pre-Chorus

It ain’t about fear, it’s respect you earn

And every scar’s a lesson learned

Chorus

I walk a line where mercy meets control

Steel-toe halo, tryin’ to save my soul

Keys on my hip and a heart locked tight

Gotta stand my ground every single night

They call me cold, but they don’t see

All the weight that’s carryin’ me

I ain’t made of stone, but I hold my own

With a steel-toe halo… in a danger zone

Bridge

Yeah I’ve seen tears fall behind locked doors

Heard broken men swear they want more

And sometimes I wonder who I’m fightin’ for

But I clock back in like I did before

Breakdown

I don’t need saving, I don’t need praise

Just give me space in these hard-earned days

Final Chorus

I walk a line where mercy meets control

Steel-toe halo, tryin’ to save my soul

Keys on my hip and my head held high

With a backbone built they can’t deny

I’m more than fear, more than skin

I’m the calm in chaos they’re livin’ in

I ain’t backin’ down, I was born to be strong

With a steel-toe halo… where I belong

Outro

Yeah the gates slam shut, but I walk out free

Still a little piece of that fight in me

Steel-toe halo… that’s who I’ll be