Children's children

I've walked roads I wouldn't wish on nobody,

Carried weight that bent my knees.

Lost some things I thought would last forever,

Still somehow found the strength to believe.

There were nights I cried to Heaven,

Askin' why it had to be this way.

But every storm that tried to break me

Ended up teachin' me to pray.

Now I don't chase perfection,

I don't need the world to see.

I'm just trying to leave it better

Than it was left for me.

Maybe I won't see the harvest.

Maybe I won't sit beneath the shade.

But every seed I plant in faith

Will outlive the life I've made.

I'm building for my children's children,

For the ones I may never know.

Planting hope in broken places,

Trusting God to help it grow.

Every lesson,

Every scar,

Every mountain that I've climbed.

I'm building for my children's children,

One day at a time.

If they ever hear my story,

Let it be more than what I've been through.

Let them say she kept believing

And she built something worth passing to.

It's bigger than a house.

It's bigger than a dream.

It's bigger than a moment

Or a place that's ever seen.

It's teaching people kindness,

It's teaching people grace.

It's helping someone find their worth

When life has lost its place.

I think about tomorrow,

And the world they'll inherit someday.

Will they know how to heal?

Will they know how to love?

Will they know another way?

Because hurt keeps making hurt,

And pain keeps passing pain.

Somebody's got to break the cycle,

Somebody's got to make a change.

I'm building for my children's children,

For the ones I may never know.

Planting hope in broken places,

Trusting God to help it grow.

Every lesson,

Every scar,

Every mountain that I've climbed.

I'm building for my children's children,

One day at a time.

The money won't matter.

The titles won't stay.

The trophies collect dust

And all fade away.

But a life that inspires,

A hand that reached back,

A heart that chose healing,

That's the kind of wealth that lasts.

So when I get tired,

When the road gets steep,

I remember there's a future

Watching what I keep.

I'm building for my children's children,

Long after my name is gone.

Long after these hands stop working,

May the work keep moving on.

May they walk a little farther.

May they carry a little less pain.

May they know the God who carried me

Through sunshine and through rain.

Every prayer,

Every seed,

Every dream I still believe.

I'm building for my children's children,

And that's enough for me.

Yeah,

I'm building for my children's children...

And that's enough for me.