One More Sunrise
(Verse 1)
They see me smiling, they think I'm doing fine,
But they don't hear the battles that are fighting in my mind.
I can stay sober for a month, I can walk the narrow road,
Then boredom whispers softly, "Come and lay down your load."
Loneliness comes knocking when the daylight fades away,
It tells me that tomorrow will be just another day.
I tell myself, "Just one drink," but I already know,
That one becomes twenty, and I lose all self-control.
(Pre-Chorus)
I'm not running to the bottle 'cause I love the taste,
I'm running from the feeling that my life's been laid to waste.
But every time I wake up, the pain is still the same,
Only now I'm carrying guilt together with the shame.
(Chorus)
I'm praying for one more sunrise,
One more chance to make things right.
Lord, don't let this bottle steal
The man I'm trying to be tonight.
My wife still needs my love,
My children need my hand.
I won't let my story end
Before I become the man I planned.
One more sunrise...
One more sunrise...
(Verse 2)
Thirty-seven years behind me, still wondering where I stand,
Watching other people living all the dreams I had planned.
I ask myself, "Did I fail?" as the silence fills the room,
Then I pour another bottle just to hide inside the gloom.
For two or maybe three days, the world just fades away,
Then the sweating starts at night, and I can't sleep anyway.
The money disappears, and the promises do too,
But somehow every morning, Lord, I'm still reaching out to You.
(Bridge)
Maybe success ain't measured by the cars that people drive,
Maybe it's waking up each day and choosing to survive.
Maybe every battle won begins with just one choice,
To tell the lies inside my head they no longer have a voice.
No more hiding...
No more pretending...
This is not the ending...
(Final Chorus)
I'm praying for one more sunrise,
One more chance to make things right.
Every day I don't surrender
Is another step toward the light.
My family is my reason,
My future's worth the fight.
I'll trade these empty bottles
For mornings filled with life.
The road is long, but I believe,
God's still writing every line.
My greatest days are still ahead,
And one day this victory will be mine.
(Outro)
If you see me walking slowly, don't mistake it for defeat.
Every giant falls eventually when faith refuses to retreat.
One more sunrise...
One more prayer...
One more step...
I'm getting there.
One more sunrise...