THE QUIET FIGHT (OUTLAW COUNTRY) - Levi Stoker
Morning light hitting the kitchen floor
Dust motes dancing by the unlatched door
Spent years fighting wars out in the open air
Throwing words like punches, choking on despair
Now the loudest sound in this empty room
Is a steady tick of time washing out the gloom
They think the battle's over when the thunder dies
When the rain stops falling from the heavy sky
Standing on your feet when the crowd goes home
That's where the true heart carries on alone
It's the quiet fight, the long slow heal
Learning how to touch again, how to feel
It ain't the shouting or the hollow pride
It's the marrow deep inside where I reside
Yeah, the war was loud but the peace is earned
From every bridge I stepped back from and burned
It's a quiet fight, but I'm winning every day
Hand steady now on an old brass key
No more running from the ghosts of you and me
Red dirt settling on the window sill
Surviving heartbreak takes a steadfast will
And no medals given for a silent grace
Just the quiet strength showing on my face
It's the quiet fight, the long slow heal
Learning how to touch again, how to feel
It ain't the shouting or the hollow pride
It's the marrow deep inside where I reside
Yeah, the war was loud but the peace is earned
From every bridge I stepped back from and burned
It's a quiet fight, but I'm winning every day
No screaming storms, no tearing down the walls
Just standing firm whenever shadows fall
I hold my ground, I breathe the cool night air
I've fought my way out and I'm standing right here
It's the quiet fight, the long slow heal
Learning how to touch again, how to feel
It ain't the shouting or the hollow pride
It's the marrow deep inside where I reside
Yeah, the war was loud but the peace is earned
From every bridge I stepped back from and burned
It's a quiet fight, but I'm winning every day
Winning every day
In the quiet night
Standing on my own
In the quiet fight
Winning every day
Winning every day
In the quiet night
In the quiet fight
