Long Roads & Healing Hands

[Intro]
Soft tires on gravel, sunrise in my eyes
Diesel humming low like a Sunday choir
Lord knows these miles ain’t always kind
But her love keeps peace in my mind

[Verse 1]
I’m rolling water down these backroad lines
Steel tank shining in the morning light
Mud on my boots, hands worn and cracked
Breaking my back just to bring it back

She’s walking halls where the lights stay low
Holding hands that forget what they know
Calling sweet names to wandering minds
Giving them peace, one soul at a time

[Pre-Chorus]
We both work long till the night runs dry
Two tired hearts but we still try
Prayin’ someday we won’t be alone
Just building a life to call our own

[Chorus]
Girl, I just wanna love you right
Hold you close when we get home at night
After all them hours, all that strain
Wash your worries off like rain
I wanna make love slow and true
Thank the Lord for giving me you
Put a ring on your hand, say “I do”
Build a life God meant us to

[Verse 2]
You smell like soap and a healing room
Like mercy walking through the gloom
You tell me stories ’bout the ones you care
How they smile when you brush their hair

I tell you ‘bout mud and frozen steel
Long dark nights behind the wheel
But when you laugh, Lord, I swear it’s grace
Like heaven shining on your face

[Pre-Chorus]
We both carry heavy loads
Yours in hearts, mine on these roads
But when I kneel down and pray at night
I thank the Lord you’re in my life

[Chorus]
Girl, I just wanna love you right
Hold you close when we get home at night
After all them hours, all that strain
Wash your worries off like rain
I wanna make love slow and true
Thank the Lord for giving me you
Put a ring on your hand, say “I do”
Build a life God meant us to

[Bridge]
One day I’ll trade these muddy boots
For a black suit standing next to you
Church bells ringing, choir singing loud
Mama crying in the crowd

We’ll bow our heads and thank the King
For every mile and everything
All the nights we stayed so strong
God was writing our love song

[Final Chorus / Outro]
Girl, I just wanna love you right
Through the long days and sleepless nights
From oilfield roads to hospital halls
We stand together through it all
I’ll drive these miles till my work is through
Just to come back home to you
Say your name in wedding light
Forever yours, my heart, my wife 

R&B, gospel, hybrid, male