Seeds in the Valley

Intro

My fellow dreamers

We gather here not to mark the end of a story

But to celebrate a life that refused the shadows

A man from Chico who carried the sun in his chest

And gave it away freely to anyone who forgot their own

Larry believed in second chances

Because he lived one every single day

Godspeed my friend

Verse 1

Way back in the valley where the oak trees stand

A kid with a big heart and calloused hands

Chico summers long and the nights so still

He learned early that pain could bend a will

But Larry turned his scars into open doors

Every lost soul got a place on his floor

He knew the weight of walking in the dark

So he lit a match and left a lasting spark

Pre-Chorus

And I think about the road we drove

The laughs we shared the walls he broke

He never wanted any thanks

Just wanted someone off the edge

Chorus

Carry Larry's light across the years

Through every tear he dries in us

Keep his kindness close when the night gets cold

He lives in every hand you hold out

Carry Larry's laughter through the storm

He taught us how to be reborn

We'll be the change he tried to be

Forever Larry in memory

Verse 2

He'd show up at midnight when your world went wrong

With a dumb joke and a Bob Dylan song

Ask about your mother ask about your day

Never once complaining about what life had taken away

Chico knew his footsteps on every lane

A friend to the lonely in sun and rain

He saw the good in people I would miss

That gentle stubborn faith inside his fist

Pre-Chorus

And I hear his voice inside my head

Sayin' stand up tall when you are led

He never wanted any crown

Just wanted somebody found

Chorus

Carry Larry's light across the years

Through every tear he dries in us

Keep his kindness close when the night gets cold

He lives in every hand you hold out

Carry Larry's laughter through the storm

He taught us how to be reborn

We'll be the change he tried to be

Forever Larry in memory

Bridge

So if you're hurting like he used to hurt

Remember the man who gave his shirt

To a stranger on a dusty street

There's no love that can't repeat

He taught us loving is the cure

The only truth that still endures

Chorus

Carry Larry's light across the years

Through every tear he dries in us

Keep his kindness close when the night gets cold

He lives in every hand you hold out

Carry Larry's laughter through the storm

He taught us how to be reborn

We'll be the change he tried to be

Forever Larry in memory

Outro

Rest easy now in the golden hills

You planted seeds that nothing kills

The valley keeps your gentle name

And so do we the ones who came

We'll carry you we'll carry you

Forever Larry