[Verse 1] Started with a storm in my chest Prayin’ hard but livin’ like the rest Then I heard that line cut clean and plain “Don’t doubt, don’t drift, hold tight in the rain” Rich man’s gold just rust and dust Poor man’s crown is quiet trust Every test that tears me at the seams Can grow a stronger heart than all my dreams [Chorus] So I’m walkin’ slow through James Letting every word rearrange All the crooked roads I paved All the pride I tried to save Lord, I’m tired of talkin’ brave While my life won’t change Break me down, build me up As I walk slow Walk slow through James [Verse 2] Mirror on the wall, I turn away Forget my face before I even pray Quick to speak and slow to hear I leave a trail of wounded years Tongue like fire in a summer field Burnin’ through the love I should’ve healed Heaven’s wisdom gentle, pure and kind But I’ve chased every storm cloud in my mind [Chorus] So I’m walkin’ slow through James Letting every word rearrange All the crooked roads I paved All the pride I tried to save Lord, I’m tired of talkin’ brave While my life won’t change Break me down, build me up As I walk slow Walk slow through James [Bridge] Faith that only lives in lines I quote Never feeds a hungry soul, never mends a coat Tell me where the orphans are, where the widows weep Teach these work-worn hands the promises I keep I’ve chased the world, I’ve chased my will I’ve been loud and I’ve been still Now I lay my boasting in the dust And whisper one more time, “Teach me to trust” [Chorus] I’m still walkin’ slow through James Letting every word rearrange All the crooked roads I paved All the pride I tried to save Lord, I’m done with talkin’ brave While my life won’t change Break me down, build me up As I walk slow Walk slow through James [Outro] When this heart is finally home at last May my days say more than all my past Just a quiet trail of mercy in my wake From a borrowed strength And a borrowed grace

country, Slow tear-stained country ballad with male vocals, brushed snare and soft upright bass, fingerpicked acoustic and weeping pedal steel; verses stay hushed and confessional, chorus blooms with harmony and organ swells, final repeat strips back to almost solo voice and guitar for a prayerful close, sad, male vocals, slow

Slow Walk Through James