Lyric

The house did not push me out

The morning did not call my name

Nothing broke behind me

Nothing burst into flame

I only moved the smallest part

The part that knew the air

One Foot Beyond the Porch

And I was almost there

My coat was still unbuttoned

My keys were in my hand

I had not crossed the whole road

I had not made a plan

But the door was at my shoulder

And the sky was opening blue

I thought a life had to change all at once

Before I called it true

But this is enough

This is a start

A little more air

A little more heart

I did not feel like thunder

I did not feel like light

I felt like someone learning

How to stand outside

The old room stayed behind me

With its lamp and folded throw

It had loved me in its quiet way

Then taught me not to grow

So this is enough

This is a sign

A little less fear

A little more mine

Not running

Not shining

Not suddenly brave

Just breathing

Just leaning

Just choosing the change

Not certain

Not weightless

Not free of the past

Just one step

Just one step

And the first one can last

There was no crowd to witness

No banner in the rain

No voice from above me

Saying I had changed

But my shadow touched the gravel

And my breath came back to me

Sometimes the smallest leaving

Is the first thing that sets you free

Maybe tomorrow I go farther

Maybe I only try

Maybe I turn back for my sweater

And still look at the sky

None of this is wasted

No beginning is too small

The body learns a doorway

Before the heart knows it at all

This is enough

This is a start

A little more air

A little more heart

This is enough

This is a sign

A little less fear

A little more mine

The house did not vanish

The road did not sing

But I had touched the outside

And that was everything