Lil Rae

Verse 1:
"I was there when she was small, in that house on Maple Street
Everything seemed perfect but silence has a language that a child can't quite read
She sensed the brokenness beneath the smiles they tried to wear
Even then I held her close, even when she wasn't aware"
Verse 2:
"She tried to fill the emptiness with things that promised peace
But the deeper that she ran, the more she couldn't sleep
I watched her chase the darkness, searching for the light
But I never turned away, I was with her every night"
Chorus:
"I was there in the roses, I was there in the thorns
I was there when she stumbled, I was there when she mourned
Through the ashes and the heartache, through the years of closed doors
I was faithful then, I'm faithful still, I'll be faithful evermore"
Verse 3:
"Three little hearts she carried, now she can't hold their hands
Eighteen years of waiting, praying they'll understand
Harder hearts kept saying no, the doors stayed locked and sealed
But I was holding every moment, I was working what she couldn't feel"
Bridge:
"Then I pulled her from the ashes, set her feet on solid ground
She took back My hand in the wreckage where I found her crying out
She knew Me from those early days on Maple Street back then
Now she's holding new babies, walking with Me once again"
Final Chorus:
"I was there in the roses, I was there in the thorns
I was there when she stumbled, I was there when she mourned
Through the ashes and the heartache, through the years of closed doors
I was faithful then, I'm faithful still, I'll be faithful evermore"
Tag:
"I'll be faithful evermore
Yes, I'll be faithful evermore"

Americana folk country. Acoustic finger picking, meditative,violin keyboard, male Voice