Safe Place to Land

Some people leave a mark on your life

Without ever trying to

A light in the kitchen after midnight

A chair that’s always waiting for you

When the world felt bigger than my shoulders

And I didn’t know where I belonged

You never asked me for explanations

You just left the porch light on

You were a safe place to land

When life got out of hand

When the road disappeared beneath my feet

You helped me stand

Not with grand speeches

Or some perfect plan

Just an open door and open arms

A safe place to land

I’ve learned that grace is usually quiet

It doesn’t make a sound

It’s somebody making room at the table

When your whole world is falling down

Years later I came back carrying pieces

Of a life I’d left behind

Trying to be strong for somebody else

While barely holding onto mine

You never made me feel like a burden

Never made me earn my place

You just kept showing up with patience

And that steady kind of grace

You were a safe place to land

When life got out of hand

When the road disappeared beneath my feet

You helped me stand

Not with grand speeches

Or some perfect plan

Just an open door and open arms

A safe place to land

Funny how the years keep moving

And some things come into view

You start to see the people who shaped you

In the little things you do

The way I show up for the people I love

The way I try to lend a hand

I guess a little bit of who I am today

Started right there where you stand

And if I’ve ever been a shelter

For someone caught out in the rain

It’s because you taught me how

To help carry someone else’s pain

And heaven help the person

Who asked a simple question first

’Cause thirty minutes later

You were still getting to the point

We’d laugh and roll our eyes

Like we’d heard it all before

But truth be told

Those stories are the reason

We always came back for more

You were a safe place to land

When life got out of hand

When the road disappeared beneath my feet

You helped me stand

And if I’ve learned anything

From the way you’ve lived your life

It’s that the strongest people

Are the ones who help others survive

So if there’s one thing

I hope you understand

You were more than a helping hand

You were a safe place to land