A Higher Line

Verse 1

Old dust settles on this jacket

Truck idling by the gate

Gonna quit making a racket

About the heavy hand of fate

Bought a box of silver tools

Need to fix more than a fence

Spent too long following the fools

Common sense is a hard expense

Pre-Chorus

Dusting off the pride

Letting someone else ride

Walking through that open door

Not just looking out for me no more

Chorus

I am reaching for a higher line

Trying to leave the lowlands far behind

Hand extended to the brother on the street

Putting solid ground beneath some weary feet

Lord I am aiming for the better part of me

The kind of man my daddy said I ought to be

Rising up like a morning sun

The work of kindness has just begun

Verse 2

Stopped at Miller's place at noon

He was struggling with the stack

Didn't need a silver spoon

To put some muscle in his back

It is funny how a heavy load

Feels lighter when you share the weight

Further down this winding road

It is never truly too late

Pre-Chorus

Changing up the pace

Putting on a new face

Cleaning up the way I live

Learning what it means to give

Chorus

I am reaching for a higher line

Trying to leave the lowlands far behind

Hand extended to the brother on the street

Putting solid ground beneath some weary feet

Lord I am aiming for the better part of me

The kind of man my daddy said I ought to be

Rising up like a morning sun

The work of kindness has just begun

Bridge

Maybe I can mend a broken wing

Maybe I can help a lonesome heart sing

Giving back more than I ever took away

Walking in the light of a brand new day

Chorus

I am reaching for a higher line

Trying to leave the lowlands far behind

Hand extended to the brother on the street

Putting solid ground beneath some weary feet

Lord I am aiming for the better part of me

The kind of man my daddy said I ought to be

Rising up like a morning sun

The work of kindness has just begun

Post-Chorus

Helping people as I go

Watching that good harvest grow

Lifting others toward the sky

Looking everyone straight in the eye