Since we were kids

We were barefoot running down a red dirt road,
Hand-me-down dreams and a hand to hold,
Didn’t know much ‘bout this broken world,
Just a stubborn boy and a hopeful girl.
We made promises under a harvest moon,
Said we’d never let go, said we’d make it through,
Didn’t know how, didn’t know when,
But I saw a man in that reckless kid back then.

There were nights I cried and nights I prayed,
Asked the Lord not to let you fade,
I could see the fire but it needed a spark,
Jesus met you right there in the dark.

And I’ve loved you since we were kids,
Through the slamming doors and the what-if’s,
Through the miles and the mess we made,
Through every tear that I ever prayed.
Now I see the man I knew you’d be,
Standing strong on your own two feet,
With Jesus leading and love that’s real —
All those prayers? Yeah, Heaven sealed the deal.

We could’ve taken different roads,
Gone chasing neon lights and empty gold,
Who knows where we’d be tonight
Without His mercy and His guiding light?
But God had plans bigger than ours,
Turned our battles into battle scars,
Built a home from faith and grace,
Put His blessing all over this place.

There were times we were hanging by a thread,
With more doubts than the words we said,
But every time we hit our knees,
He gave us strength and He gave us peace.

And I’ve loved you since we were kids,
Through the almost-gones and almost-did’s,
Through the storms that tried to shake our ground,
Through every time we almost drowned.
Now I see the man I knew you’d be,
Fearless, faithful, finally free,
With Jesus walking where you stand —
You’re the answered prayer I held in my hands.

We ain’t perfect, we’ve been loud,
We’ve been stubborn, we’ve been proud,
But grace rolled in like a southern wind,
And changed our story from where we’d been.
From teenage dreams to wedding bands,
From broken roads to promised land,
If it wasn’t for God right by our side,
We’d be lost in the dark instead of this ride.

Thank God for the family He’s given me,
For little voices and memories,
For every meal and every bed,
For every prayer He’s answered.

Yeah, I’ve loved you since we were kids,
And I’d choose you in every life we live,
Through every high and every low,
With Jesus leading where we go.
I see the man He shaped you to be,
And it’s everything you promised me,
Hand in hand till our last amen —
Thank God for you… I’d do it all again.

From a red dirt road to a front porch light,
We’re still those kids, just holding tight.
With God above and you by my side,
This is the life — and it’s sanctified.

Bonnie Raitt and Cody Johnson and soul rock and roll that’s Christian upbeat with some funk, female