VERSE 1
They said “You have cancer”
Words never thought I’d hear,
The clock kept ticking on the wall,
But everything stopped here,

VERSE 2
I drove home through a blurring world,
Not knowing what was next
I held the ones who held their breath
The silence said the rest

CHORUS
I was scared—and that was real,
More than words could say.
But something quiet, something deep
Would not be chased away.
Every thought became a choice,
Every choice was mine.
I held on through the longest dark
Now focused on my time.

VERSE 3
The halls were long, the nights were cold,
I prayed to see the dawn.
I smiled to shield the ones I loved
And vowed to still be strong.

VERSE 4
They called it treatment, I called it war,
The fight no one walks alone.
But in the deepest, darkest place
A grace I’d never known.

BRIDGE
Hope is not a feeling,
It’s a choice you make each day.
I chose it in the treatment,
And those times I couldn’t pray.
I chose it for the people
Who were holding on for me.
I walked on through the tunnel
For the light I couldn’t see.

VERSE 5
I met the doctor yet again,
His face had changed somehow.
The numbers now told a different tale,
I barely breathed a sound.

He paused—and then he said the words
I’d waited months to hear.
They fell like warmth through winters cold,
Like answers to a prayer.

FINAL CHORUS
“IT’S GONE” – he said – I had no words
For all it took from me.
I’m standing in the open now,
Still learning to be free.
Every breath is still a gift,
Every morning, bright sunshine
I walked out through the longest dark
Felt the light, its warmth, its all mine

OUTRO
For those still in the doctor’s room,
Still walking through the night—
This song is yours, I see you there,
Keep believing in the fight.
Your victory too is near
You must know it to be true
Never give up, no matter what
Live the life that’s meant for you.