Letters in the Pines (for my husband)

Verse 1]

I found an old letter in the drawer today

From when we were young and had less to say

Back before the nights we fought and prayed

For mercy to find us along the way

You held my hand through the loss and rain

I held your name when I felt that pain

And though we stumble, fall from grace

I still see heaven when I see your face

So I’m writing you letters in the pines

Where the wind knows the weight of time

I ain’t perfect, Lord knows neither are you

But I’d walk through the fire just to stand by you

‘Cause I love you, I love Jesus and our little boys too

And I’ll keep trying every day to be better for you

Some days we shout, some nights we cry

We’re both too stubborn to apologize

But there’s a man I see when the silence falls

The one I married, through it all

You taught me grace, you taught me fight

And I learned to pray in the hardest nights

I know our story’s a little worn

But there’s beauty in the threads we’ve torn

So I’m writing you letters in the pines

Where the wind knows the weight of time

I ain’t perfect, Lord knows neither are you

But I’d walk through the fire just to stand by you

‘Cause I love you, I love Jesus and our little boys too

And I’ll keep trying every day to be better for you

One day we’ll be silver and slow

Rockin’ on a porch where the wildflowers grow

And I’ll thank God for the fights and the nights we swore

That love ain’t easy — it’s worth fighting for

So I’m writing you letters in the pines

With a love that’s bruised but still shines

I ain’t perfect, Lord knows neither are you

But I’d walk through the fire just to stand by you

‘Cause I love you, I love Jesus and our little boys too

And I’ll keep trying every day

Yeah, I’ll keep trying every day

To be better for you