The Rocking Chair Millionaire

Lyrics

[Verse 1] My name is Calvin Reed I’m forty-two in Mobile I clock in at the shipping yard Then I drive home tired and real Got bills stacked high on the table And my dreams sat still in the hall But I kept that little faith alive Even when I felt so small [Verse 2] One night in my spare back room I saw a cheap mic and a light An old laptop, one cracked chair And a quiet spark inside I pressed play on a simple tool Let it help me find my voice Then I sang my truth in steady posts Like I finally had a choice [Pre-Chorus] Day by day Little by little I showed up anyway Word by word Song by song I learned to let hope stay And every mother’s prayer And every working man’s ache Started turning into medicine For somebody’s hard day [Chorus] Rocking chair millionaire Rich in love and time Rocking chair millionaire A porch and a peace of mind I ain’t chasing gold I’m building something true One song, one soul, one story Till the whole world sees it too [Verse 3] Now folks from town send messages Say my words got them through A nurse in Baton Rouge And a teacher out in Bruce They hear their own lives in my verses See their burdens fall apart What started in a back room Found its way into their hearts [Verse 4] My mama hums the chorus now My girl claps on the two and four My boy says, “Daddy, keep on going” When I’m headed out the door I still punch in at the shipping yard Still carry boxes, still pay rent But I come home with a fuller chest And a life that finally meant [Bridge] Maybe legacy ain’t money Maybe it’s a hand held tight Maybe it’s a song that opens doors For somebody in the night If you got one room and one good dream And the grit to do it right You can leave a light on in the dark And call that a mighty life [Chorus] Rocking chair millionaire Rich in love and time Rocking chair millionaire A porch and a peace of mind I ain’t chasing gold I’m building something true One song, one soul, one story Till the whole world sees it too [Outro] Comment ROCKING CHAIR... Your story could be the next one we sing. You could be the next