Prompt:

The house is finally sleeping, but the quiet is too loudI step outside into the yard, away from every cloud The grass is cold beneath my feet, the world is fast asleep But I’m standing in the shadows with a promise I must keep i look up at the canvas, at the silver and the gray And let the tears I’ve hidden all day long just fall away(Chorus)And I am crying to the stars tonight, begging heaven for some peace Asking when the wind will settle, when the heavy rain will cease i am down upon my knees, spilling out my broken heart Begining for a little light to find me in the dark Just a moment of surrender, just a breath to pull me through Heaven, give me peace tonight… I don’t know what else to do(Verse 2)The silence doesn't answer, and the stars just softly glow They don't rewrite the history or lessen what I owe My hands are shaking in the cold, my spirit’s running dryAnd I ask the empty midnight air how much more I can cry But as the darkness deepens, the wind begins to stall And a tiny, quiet memory starts to echo through it all(Chorus)While I am crying to the stars tonight, begging heaven for some peace Asking when the wind will settle, when the heavy rain will Cease i am down upon my knees, spilling out my broken heart Begging for a little light to find me in the dark Just a moment of surrender, just a breath to pull me through Heaven, give me peace tonight… I don’t know what else to do. Then I picture her tomorrow, waking up with morning eyes Unaware of all the battles fought beneath these midnight skies She is my tomorrow, she’s the reason I can’t break Every tear I wipe away tonight is for her precious sakeI am her foundation when the ground begins to give She is why I’m standing here, she is why I choose to to fight (Verse 3)I take a deep breath of the air, the fever starts to break The stars are still above me, but there's a difference in the ache My hands have stopped their shaking, my feet are on the floor I might not have the answers, but I’m not begging anymore I turn back toward the doorway, wiping wetness from my face Carrying a quiet strength into that sleeping space(Outro)For my daughter, I will stand For my daughter, I’ll hold on Through the longest winter night Right into the dawn Goodnight stars, thank you for the view. I found the strength to keep on going...Just like I had to.