Small Beacon

[Intro] Waking up with a plan, coffee steam on a glassy window Counting pennies, dreams alight, a tide that starts to grow [Verse 1] I map the cost of roads we’ll build, the loans I’ll repay In every bank statement, I trace the steps we’ll take someday The bills line up like constellations on the wall I tell myself, one day I’ll answer to a bigger call [Pre-Chorus] But the clock keeps ticking in the living room light And the to-do list hangs heavy, still I bite the night [Chorus] Autonomy is a fire that I keep stoking, slow and bright If I save enough, if I hustle through the night I’ll buy a small beacon, a phone or what it means to be free Holding home a little closer, that’s the dream I see [Verse 2] Entrepreneurial sparks in the kitchen, blueprints on a napkin A side hustle hums in the back, the numbers keep on stacking Frustration whispers, “not yet,” as margins fade and swell But I hear the future’s footsteps, like a distant, hopeful bell [Pre-Chorus] The rent wears the clock down, but not my design I’m sketching tomorrow with every morning’s spine [Chorus] Autonomy is a fire that I keep stoking, slow and bright If I save enough, if I hustle through the night I’ll buy a small beacon, a phone or what it means to be free Holding home a little closer, that’s the dream I see [Bridge] If the numbers bend, I’ll bend with them, find a wiser way If the markets shake, I’ll stand tall, clear as day Hope stitches courage into every worn-out sleeve And every small victory whispers, “you can achieve” [Chorus] Autonomy is a fire that I keep stoking, slow and bright If I save enough, if I hustle through the night I’ll buy a small beacon, a phone or what it means to be free Holding home a little closer, that’s the dream I see [Outro] One more coin, one more call, one more step toward the light Home becomes a little safer when the future feels in sight