[Verse 1]
I get up before the sun
Before the whole house wakes
Shoelace knots and lunchbox lids
And the weight that love still takes
Little shoes by the front door
Tiny hands on my jeans
I’m trying to be solid
When I feel split at the seams
Some days I’m all thumbs
Some days I’m barely here
But I kiss those foreheads twice
And I fight through the fear
[Pre-Chorus]
If I bend, don’t break me
If I drift, pull me back
Got a family on my shoulders
And I’m fighting just to keep the track
[Chorus]
Hold my house, Lord, hold my house
When I’m tired and I’m running out
Hold my house, hold my house
Keep my faith from slipping out
My wife is grace
My kids are gold
Hold my house, hold my house
(hold my house)
[Verse 2]
My wife walks strong beside me
When my pride gets loud
She sees the storm in my face
And she still calms the crowd
We laugh in the hard times
We pray with the door cracked open
We dance in the kitchen floor space
With our hearts still hoping
I want my son to know truth
My daughter to know she’s enough
I want a home that says mercy
Even when the week gets rough
[Pre-Chorus]
If I bend, don’t break me
If I drift, pull me back
Got a family on my shoulders
And I’m fighting just to keep the track
[Chorus]
Hold my house, Lord, hold my house
When I’m tired and I’m running out
Hold my house, hold my house
Keep my faith from slipping out
My wife is grace
My kids are gold
Hold my house, hold my house
(hold my house)
[Bridge]
I ain’t perfect, I know it
I still drop the ball
But I hear Your voice in the chaos
Saying “son, bring Me all of it all”
So I lay down the anger
Lay down the rush
Teach me how to love them better
Teach me how to trust
[Final Chorus]
Hold my house, Lord, hold my house
When I’m tired and I’m running out
Hold my house, hold my house
Keep my faith from slipping out
My wife is grace
My kids are gold
Hold my house, hold my house
(hold my house)