STRONG HANDS, HUMBLE HEART

Verse 1

Sun ain’t up but I’m already rollin’

Steel toes hit that cold hard ground

Coffee black and the truck light glowin’

Another day just to hold it down

Calloused hands and a worn-out Bible

Dust on my boots, pride in my name

But somewhere between the job and survival

I forgot why I’m in this game

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Pre-Chorus

I’ve been buildin’ fences

I’ve been stackin’ stone

But I can’t help wonderin’

What I’ve built at home

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Chorus (Big Gospel Lift)

Give me strong hands, Lord

But a humble heart

Don’t let this working man

Tear his world apart

I don’t wanna rule with fear

I don’t wanna walk alone

Teach me how to lead my house

From my knees before Your throne

Strong hands

Humble heart

Surrendered from the start

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Verse 2

Daddy worked till his back was broken

Didn’t say much, just paid the bills

Love was somethin’ rarely spoken

Hard as iron, cold as steel

I swore I’d be a little different

But I feel that edge inside

When the pressure hits and I get distant

And I let my temper ride

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Pre-Chorus

Sometimes I go silent

Sometimes I clamp down

Sometimes I’m the king

With a paper crown

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Chorus (Full Band, Choir Behind It)

Give me strong hands, Lord

But a humble heart

Don’t let this working man

Tear his world apart

I don’t need control

I just need Your grace

Teach me how to stand like a man

And still bow my face

Strong hands

Humble heart

Surrendered from the start

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Blues Drop (Music strips down — slide guitar, kick drum, low bass)

Yeah…

Genesis said work it… keep it…

Tend that ground you’re standin’ on

But I been driftin’… I been sleepin’

Thinkin’ I was strong

Micah said walk humbly

Do what’s right, love mercy too

But pride’s a snake in a working man

And it bites before you knew

So break me down, Lord

If that’s what it takes

Better a cracked foundation

Than a house that faith can’t shake

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Build Back Up (Choir enters softly)

I don’t wanna multiply anger

I don’t wanna hand down shame

I wanna raise up sons and daughters

Who ain’t afraid to say Your name

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Final Chorus (Huge Gospel Finish)

Give me strong hands, Lord

But a humble heart

Make this working man

Who You say we are

Mind and spirit

Family strong

Brothers standin’ side by side

Singin’ redemption songs

Strong hands

Humble heart

Surrendered from the start

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Outro (Stripped back, almost spoken)

Boots by the door

Bible on the dash

If I’m gonna build anything that lasts

It starts right here

In the dark

Strong hands…

Humble heart.