You Walked So I Could Run

Left my keys

by the entryway

Saw those leather boots

worn and grey

Your heels were split

and the laces torn

By the heavy weight that you had borne (mmmmm)

I held them close against my chest

Remembering how you never let me rest Until I had the life

you never knew

I whispered low

what I owed to you

You walked so I could run

You stood beneath the burning sun

To give me wings to reach the sky And now I finally

see the price In every line upon your hands (oh,

father)

You watch me from the kitchen door

Confused by tears

onto the floor

You don't remember

the miles you paved

Or all the dreams

you quietly saved

You walked so I could run

You stood beneath the burning sun

To give me wings to reach the sky And now I finally

see the price In every line upon your hands (yes I do)

I kneel right here,

I hold you tight

We are safe in this quiet light

(thank you)