Much Needed Courage

Verse

Grandpa's fiddle hung above the door

I was seventeen and scared to touch the strings

He said boy fear is just a song you ain't learned yet

Sit down here and let the old wood sing

Pre-Chorus

I dropped the bow three times before I found the nerve

Fumbled every note until my fingers burned

Chorus

That was my much needed courage

One small step when my hands were shaking

Much needed courage

A trembling voice that I kept raising

I ain't brave I just kept going

Kept on going when the going got rough

That was my much needed courage

And courage turned out to be enough

Post-Chorus

Oh-oh keep on going

Oh-oh keep on going

Verse

Mama worked the diner on the county line

Came home smelling like a long hard day

She never once complained about the bills or the rain

She just hummed a tune and washed the hurt away

Pre-Chorus

I asked her how she carried all that weight alone

She said son you pick it up and you keep moving on

Chorus

That was her much needed courage

One small step when her hands were shaking

Much needed courage

A trembling voice that she kept raising

She ain't brave she just kept going

Kept on going when the going got rough

That was her much needed courage

And courage turned out to be enough

Verse

Now I'm standing in a church with a ring in my hand

My knees are weak my collar's way too tight

She's walking slow toward me and I can hardly stand

But I ain't running from the light

Bridge

Funny how the smallest things

Are the hardest ones to do

A fiddle tune a wedding vow

A quiet I love you

Chorus

Give me that much needed courage

One small step when my hands are shaking

Much needed courage

A trembling voice that I keep raising

I ain't brave I just keep going

Keep on going when the going gets rough

Give me that much needed courage

And courage turned out to be enough

Post-Chorus

Oh-oh keep on going

Oh-oh keep on going

Oh-oh keep on going

Keep on going