Every Day by Mac Leaphart Lyrics

[Verse]
She stayed in the car
For a while when she got home
Scrolling through old pictures on her phone
She looked in the window
The outline of her family
Where the headlights met the glow of the TV
She'd never been a smoker
She was thinking cigarettes
Just to have something besides pressure in her chest
And the sky was fading auburn half an hour before
Everything was dark when she walked to the door

[Chorus]
It’s all hinging on her carrying the weight
Icy limbs etched on February gray
And it makes it long, it makes it hard, every day

[Verse]
Well, she built her life on school
Kept her head in books
Close to thirty years was what it took
That straight and narrow
Nosedive to success
Didn't leave much room for rights and lefts
Long halls, white walls, and elevators
No chance to eat that sandwich that she brought
Back's hurting, paperwork and reprimands for something not her fault
[Chorus]
It’s all hinging on her carrying the weight
Icy limbs etched on February gray
And it makes it long, it makes it hard, every day

[Verse]
Her old man ain't just another
Child grown old
Taking care of the boy is his share of the load
He makes some scratch off singing songs
He's never had much urgency
When he sees her down, he longs for greener currency
Coffee stains on a yellow legal pad
Words and phrases inked in blue and black
His dreams, and his needs are helped along by what she's bringing home

[Chorus]
It's all hinging on her carrying the weight
Icy limbs etched on February gray
And it makes it long, it makes it hard, every day
That makes it long, makes it hard, every day