Words and Music by Daisy O’Connor
When the sunbeams finally broke through the clouds
We rolled up our jeans and our shirt sleeves
And sat back and took it all in
We know the summers here are cold
And they say the winters chill to the bone
So I trudged my way south to the heat and the drought
And you stayed in your garden planting seeds for the birds
You’re going your way
Any time any day
And we raise up our eyes and look your way
As we hold our hands tight
We give thanks on this night
For the love we are living
For another day given
She sits by your bed
Cheeks blistered and red
From the rain that hasn’t let up yet
And she thinks of the day
Of her labor and pains
Never thought she’d be here
With you at the end
You’re going your way any time any day
And we raise up our eyes and look your way
In and out in waves you slip away
And move closer to that shore
It’s bringing you forward
This is part of your story
We’re all bound in glory
To go out and meet him alone
And you don’t want to go
But it’s your grace not to know
The pain of the ones last to leave
And maybe you’ll meet him
And he’ll take your hand
And guide you on close to the light
You’ll stand there and smile
There will be no denial
That everything is amazing.
When the sunbeams finally broke through the clouds
We rolled up our jeans and our shirt sleeves
And sat back and took it all in
We know the summers here are cold
And they say the winters chill to the bone
So I trudged my way south to the heat and the drought
And you stayed in your garden planting seeds for the birds
You’re going your way
Any time any day
And we raise up our eyes and look your way
As we hold our hands tight
We give thanks on this night
For the love we are living
For another day given
She sits by your bed
Cheeks blistered and red
From the rain that hasn’t let up yet
And she thinks of the day
Of her labor and pains
Never thought she’d be here
With you at the end
You’re going your way any time any day
And we raise up our eyes and look your way
In and out in waves you slip away
And move closer to that shore
It’s bringing you forward
This is part of your story
We’re all bound in glory
To go out and meet him alone
And you don’t want to go
But it’s your grace not to know
The pain of the ones last to leave
And maybe you’ll meet him
And he’ll take your hand
And guide you on close to the light
You’ll stand there and smile
There will be no denial
That everything is amazing.
