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
KaylieSavannah
