The story
He chooses the harder road before sunrise.
He quits drinkin' on a Tuesday, starts joggin' on a Wednesday, and spends the rest of the week cutting loose the calls, the apologies, the silence. Then he phones his mama, says the words he should've said at ten, and her pride hits harder than the hurt; he’s still patching a crooked little life, still hoping to be worth lovin' again.
Lyrics
Verse 1
I quit drinkin' on a Tuesday, started joggin' on a Wednesday Thursday I apologized to everyone I'd hurt along the way Friday I deleted all the numbers that I shouldn't call Saturday I sat in silence learnin' how to feel it all
Pre-Chorus
It ain't pretty and it ain't fast But I'm tired of bein' the man I was
Chorus
I'm workin' on me, one day at a time Patchin' up the pieces of a crooked little life I ain't there yet, but I'm closer than I've been Workin' on me so I'm worth lovin' again
Verse 2
I called my mama up and told her things I should've said at ten That I'm sorry I was angry and I'm sorry that I hid She cried and said she's proud of me, that nearly broke me down 'Cause the woman I'd been runnin' from was just tryin' to come around
Chorus
I'm workin' on me, one day at a time Patchin' up the pieces of a crooked little life I ain't there yet, but I'm closer than I've been Workin' on me so I'm worth lovin' again
Verse 3
I know you're out there somewhere, the one I haven't met Or maybe the one I lost when I was someone I regret Either way, I'll be ready when the time is finally right 'Cause I'm buildin' somethin' better from the rubble of my fight
Bridge
Every morning I wake up and choose the harder road The one that doesn't numb the pain but helps me let it go I'm a work in progress, that's the honest truth But progress is a beautiful thing when it's long overdue Workin' on me
The sound
Reflective mid-tempo country, 98 BPM, clean acoustic guitar arpeggios, subtle piano chords, light percussion building through the song, warm bass, pedal steel adding depth and emotion, male vocal that's honest and unpolished in the best way, production that starts minimal and grows, strings entering on the final chorus for an emotional peak