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"