Liquid Bridges

Cold winters in that one-room flat

No heat except the stove where we sat

Then the hammer fell,

my father passed away

And the sky just turned

to a heavy gray

I looked for work

till my boots wore thin

Every door I knocked on wouldn't let me in

I stared at the ceiling,

crying in the dark

Believing I was left without a spark

(where were you then?)

I thought the silence meant I walked alone

An orphan heart made of heavy stone

But seasons turn, and the cold winds fade To reveal the path

that the struggle made

Now I hold my own child in the morning light

And I see the meaning of the longest night

You taught me patience,

you gave me faith

Every broken promise was a saving grace

You were walking right beside me in the dust

It took the valley to teach me how to stand

It took the hunger to trust a giving hand

It took the silence to hear your quiet voice Now in the

shadow, I will still rejoice (yes I will) Oh,

I hold my child in the morning light!

And I see the meaning of the longest night!

You taught me courage,

you gave me faith!

Every single step was a saving grace!

You were walking right beside me in the dust!

(right beside me!)

In the dust... Yeah,

you were there