[Verse]
We grew up in the shadows of the mill,
Empty pockets, nights were still.
Mama prayed, and Dad wore grit,
We learned to live with none but grit.
[Verse 2]
Those dirt roads taught us how to dream,
Past the fields and the broken streams.
The weight we carried, it shaped our soul,
Building strength where the cracks did show.
[Chorus]
But look at our children, pure and bright,
Sheltered safe in love's warm light.
They’ll never know the ache we knew,
The life we left, just me and you.
[Verse 3]
A son with laughter like sunny skies,
A daughter with her mama's eyes.
They run so free, no chains to bind,
Breaking every curse we’ve left behind.
[Bridge]
The nights of hunger, the fights to mend,
They served the story we’re destined to send.
With hearts full now, we hold them near,
The life we craved is finally here.
[Chorus]
But look at our children, pure and bright,
Sheltered safe in love's warm light.
They’ll never know the ache we knew,
The life we left, just me and you.