Footprints in the Clay

Verse 1

Sunday morning coffee, silence fills the room

Dad’s old jacket by the doorway, still holding his cologne

Tried to fix that broken fence, like he taught me long ago

Read her letters in the kitchen, missing laughter I once known

Pre-Chorus

Shadows flicker on the wall, echoes of their names

If I could turn back time, I’d never let them fade

Chorus

I see you in the morning light, I hear you in the autumn rain

Holding on to every word, these memories won’t fade away

I walk these roads with your footprints deep in the clay

All I have are stories that I tell myself each day

Post-Chorus

Oh, I remember, oh I remember

Verse 2

She was laughter out of nowhere, blue jeans and bare feet

Running through the backyard, always chasing me

Now the house is quiet, just the wind against the screen

I keep her picture on the mantle where the sunlight used to lean

Pre-Chorus

Some nights I see your faces, by the old oak in the field

Everything I lost, I carry, everything I feel

Chorus

I see you in the morning light, I hear you in the autumn rain

Holding on to every word, these memories won’t fade away

I walk these roads with your footprints deep in the clay

All I have are stories that I tell myself each day

Post-Chorus

Oh, I remember, oh I remember

Bridge

Sometimes I catch myself just talking in your chair

As if you'll walk in smiling, shaking dust out of your hair

There's peace inside the silence, a comfort in the ache

You live on in these moments I never thought would break

Chorus

I see you in the morning light, I hear you in the autumn rain

Holding on to every word, these memories won’t fade away

I walk these roads with your footprints deep in the clay

All I have are stories that I tell myself each day

Post-Chorus

Oh, I remember, oh I remember

Oh, I remember, oh I remember

Outro

The porch light still flickers, calling me back home

There’s comfort in the quiet, knowing I’m not alone

Your stories linger softly, where daylight slips away

Every echo in these walls reminds me why I stay

Oh, I remember, oh, I remember

Your love’s still woven through these days

Oh, I remember, oh, I remember

And I’ll hold on, come what