Two Paychecks

[Verse 1]
Mama up before the sun
Ties her hair, gets gone
One bus, then the next
Two jobs, still standing strong

Lunch money in a tin can
Bills like rocks on her chest
But she kiss both kids goodnight
Like love can handle the rest

[Pre-Chorus]
And the floor may creak
But the grace don’t leave
Little hands on the table
Little prayers on her sleeve

[Chorus]
Blessed in the break
Blessed in the take
Blessed in the little things
Blessed all day

Blessed in the tears
Blessed in the work
Blessed when she smiles
Through the hurt (through the hurt)

[Verse 2]
Cold cereal, Sunday laugh
Hand-me-down shoes, fresh shine
She can make a feast
Outta canned beans and borrowed time

Front porch grape juice toast
Tiny room, big dreams
Kids sing off-key in the heat
And the whole house beams

[Pre-Chorus]
And the rent stay due
Still she pulls us through
Every dent in the road
Got a reason to bloom

[Chorus]
Blessed in the break
Blessed in the take
Blessed in the little things
Blessed all day

Blessed in the tears
Blessed in the work
Blessed when she smiles
Through the hurt (through the hurt)

[Bridge]
When the lights get thin
And the fridge feel bare
She still hums that hope
Like a braid in her hair

My mama made gold
Out of pennies and pain
If joy got a name
It would call her again

[Final Chorus]
Blessed in the break
Blessed in the take
Blessed in the little things
Blessed all day

Blessed in the tears
Blessed in the work
Blessed when she smiles
Through the hurt (through the hurt)

Blessed when she laughs
Blessed when she stays
Blessed, blessed, blessed
In a hundred little ways