[Verse 1]
[M] I was born on a hard red road
[F] Dust on the tires, rain in the cane
[M] Mama kept a Bible on the dash
[F] Daddy kept time with the freight train
[M] I learned to bend, I learned to wait
[F] I learned a prayer for the broken down
[M] When the sky went black over me
[F] You were the only light I found
[Pre-Chorus]
[M] Through the long night
[F] Through the flood line
[M] You were steady
[F] You were my sign
[Chorus]
Ancient of Days, hold me close
(Ancient of Days)
Rock in the storm, when I let go
(hold me close)
Ancient of Days, stay the same
(Ancient of Days)
You know my name, You know my pain
(know my pain)
[Verse 2]
[M] Saw my pride laid out in the dirt
[F] Saw my shame in the mirror stare
[M] Every scar was a living word
[F] Every tear was a trail of care
[M] When I wandered past the county line
[F] When my hands were cold and my faith was thin
[M] You were patient in the wreck of me
[F] Calling me home again and again
[Pre-Chorus]
[M] Through the long night
[F] Through the flood line
[M] You were steady
[F] You were my sign
[Chorus]
Ancient of Days, hold me close
(Ancient of Days)
Rock in the storm, when I let go
(hold me close)
Ancient of Days, stay the same
(Ancient of Days)
You know my name, You know my pain
(know my pain)
[Bridge]
[F] Before the first dawn
[M] Before my first breath
[F] You were the mercy
[M] That raised up the dead
[F] When my knees hit the floor
[M] You were there all along
[F] Ancient of Days
[M] We will sing this song
[Final Chorus]
Ancient of Days, hold me close
(Ancient of Days)
Rock in the storm, when I let go
(hold me close)
Ancient of Days, stay the same
(Ancient of Days)
You know my name, You know my pain
(know my pain)
Ancient of Days, lead me home
(Ancient of Days)
Till every burden in me is gone
(lead me home)
Ancient of Days, I will praise
(Ancient of Days)
You were then, and You remain
(You remain)