24 Acres of Grace

Met you on the school bus,

the girl from next door

Just simple dreams, we weren't asking for more

We wanted ten acres

to call our own place

But the Lord had a plan

full of patience and grace (yeah)

Now we're sitting on the swing,

rocking chairs on the porch

Sixteen years of marriage,

holding tight to this torch

We wanted only ten,

but He gave twenty-four

Praising the Lord,

we couldn't ask for more (hallelujah)

Took five long years just to buy up this ground

Then five more years clearing trees we had found

Putting up fences, getting ready to build

Watching a promise

get slowly fulfilled

In twenty-twenty-six,

the home was complete

Made of clay from the pond

where the bluegills repeat

Now our two boys

are growing up strong

Hunting and fishing

where they both belong

Sitting on the swing,

rocking chairs on the porch

Sixteen years of marriage,

holding tight to this torch

We wanted only ten,

but He gave twenty-four

Praising the Lord,

we couldn't ask for more

(oh, yes)

Twenty-four acres

under southern skies

Just watching our boys grow in front of our eyes

Praising the Lord

for the clay and the land

(thank you Lord)