[Verse 1]
I left the yard at dawn
With dust on my boots
Mama waved from the porch
Like she knew the route
The fields rolled wide and slow
Under a silver seam
I kept your name in my coat
Like a half-finished dream
[Chorus]
Heaven Above, take me high
Heaven Above, keep me near
Heaven Above, call my name
I can hear it clear
(Heaven Above)
(Heaven Above)
[Post-Chorus]
Oh-oh, the road runs long
Oh-oh, but I stay strong
Ah-ah, with you in mind
Oh-oh, I’m still climbing
[Verse 2]
I found a diner town
With a cracked blue sign
The waitress poured black coffee
And asked me why
I said I’m chasing light
That never stays too long
She smiled like she’d heard that line
In a hundred old songs
[Chorus]
Heaven Above, take me high
Heaven Above, keep me near
Heaven Above, call my name
I can hear it clear
(Heaven Above)
(Heaven Above)
[Post-Chorus]
Oh-oh, the road runs long
Oh-oh, but I stay strong
Ah-ah, with you in mind
Oh-oh, I’m still climbing
[Verse 3]
By the county line
The wind got bold
It shook the fence posts hard
And turned the sky to gold
I saw your face in smoke
From a neighbor’s fire
And every little spark
Pulled me higher and higher
[Chorus]
Heaven Above, take me high
Heaven Above, keep me near
Heaven Above, call my name
I can hear it clear
(Heaven Above)
(Heaven Above)
[Post-Chorus]
Oh-oh, the road runs long
Oh-oh, but I stay strong
Ah-ah, with you in mind
Oh-oh, I’m still climbing
[Verse 4]
At a worn-out bridge
I paused and prayed
For a steady heart
And a kinder day
The creek kept time below
Like a low-sung choir
I let the old fear go
And stood a little higher
[Chorus]
Heaven Above, take me high
Heaven Above, keep me near
Heaven Above, call my name
I can hear it clear
(Heaven Above)
(Heaven Above)
[Post-Chorus]
Oh-oh, the road runs long
Oh-oh, but I stay strong
Ah-ah, with you in mind
Oh-oh, I’m still climbing
[Verse 5]
Now the night comes on
Soft as a prayer
I’m not far from home
Even if you’re not there
I’ll bring this worn-out heart
Back to where it all began
With a little more light
And a fuller hand
[Chorus]
Heaven Above, take me high
Heaven Above, keep me near
Heaven Above, call my name
I can hear it clear
(Heaven Above)
(Heaven Above)
[Tag Outro 1]
Mm-mm, I’m on my way
Mm-mm, to brighter days
[Tag Outro 2]
Oh-oh, the road is long
Oh-oh, but hope is strong
[Tag Outro 3]
Heaven Above
Heaven Above
[Tag Outro 4]
Ah-ah, softly now
Ah-ah, lead me home