Restore the Years

[Verse 1]
Kitchen table
Stacked bills
Same chair
Four plates bought
Two sit there
Phone face down
No names light the glass
You talk to the fridge
’Cause the days crawl past
[Pre-Chorus]
You say
“Lord
Is this it?
Is this how my story ends?”
Silent house
Empty hands
Not a whisper from my friends
But in the quiet
Down deep in your chest
Something small still says
“This ain’t all
Just yet”
[Chorus]
He will restore the years the locust ate
Every dry season
Every long wait
What you thought was over
He’s calling back to life
He will restore the years the locust ate
Every torn promise
Every heartbreak
You’re not too far gone
For Him to put it right
(He’s making it right)
[Verse 2]
Kids grew up
On the other side of hurt
Words like knives
Left you bleeding through your shirt
Pictures on the mantle
Smiles from years ago
You dust off the frames
Say
“God
Bring them home”
[Pre-Chorus]
You say
“Lord
I’m so tired
I can’t hold one more regret”
But He held your failures
On a cross you never met
In the middle of the mess
Where you can’t see a way
He’s already walking
Into your yesterday
[Chorus]
He will restore the years the locust ate
Every harsh sentence
Every slammed gate
What you thought was broken
He’s holding in His hands
He will restore the years the locust ate
Every lost dollar
Every closed gate
He can build a future
On ruined
Stolen land
(Oh, He’s got a plan)
[Bridge]
All that you buried
Seeds in hard ground
He heard every midnight
Tear hitting down
What looked like a grave
Is a field in His eyes
He’s sending the rain
He’s raising it to life
[Chorus]
He will restore the years the locust ate
Every dry season
Every long wait
What you thought was over
He’s calling back to life
He will restore the years the locust ate
From your empty table
To your children’s names
There’s a healing river
Running through your life
(He’s making it right)
He will restore the years the locust ate
He’s giving back joy
He’s giving back grace
You’re not too far gone
He’s turning on the light

Slow-burning gospel ballad with male vocals over warm piano and organ, soft live drums brushing in on the pre-chorus and blooming at the chorus. Subtle bass and tremolo guitar add depth; a small church choir answers key lines in the hook. Start intimate and weary, then build toward a hopeful, roof-lifting final chorus with sustained vocal runs and ad-libbed praise.