Lyrics
Verse 1
He wakes alone on cold concrete
Uniform washed out, no strength in his feet
Dreams gather dust swept into piles
Counting hours, tally miles
Coins fall through holes in his jeans
Promises faded behind the scenes
A bottle whispers through the night
He staggers home before first light
Quiet kitchen, empty chair
No warmth rising in the air
Children curled up, coats for a bed
One crust left, aching heads
Pre-Chorus
He sees his son pretend he’s full
He sees his daughter, still and beautiful
Shame settles heavy, hard in his chest
He’s a broken man who gave his best
Chorus
Why Lord, why this pain
Why hope slipping down the drain
We call Your name, we cry
God, don’t let our hope die
We kneel before morning’s light
We pray throughout every night
Forgive us all we’ve done
Heal this broken home — make us one
Verse 2
Mother walks slow, holding hands
Every prayer she understands
Morning breath, evening plea
“Lord, please bring him back to me”
Children whisper, eyes tight shut
“God, help us, we don’t know what’s what
Bless Dad, change his troubled ways
Let him bring food home one day”
Candles flicker, faith runs thin
But together, they begin again
Silent ache nowhere to part
Yet they hold love behind each heart
Bridge
He stumbled by the church that night
Heard their prayers beneath low light
"Forgive us, wash away this pain
Let peace soak in like summer rain"
Bottle crashed, his world grew still
He knelt beside his window sill
"God, I lost the path, lost the flame
Help me, help me rise again"
Final Chorus
Why Lord, but now I see
The change -- it starts with me
No more hiding behind regret
No more drowning in the debt
We kneel beneath new dawn
We pray with hope drawn on
You never left, You stayed
Through tears and hunger, unafraid
We love You, hear our cry
Lift us up, don’t pass us by
From broken soil we rise
With faith behind our eyes
We rise
With faith behind our eyes
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