Hearts of Gold

Lyrics

[Verse 1] The workshop clock stopped at a quarter to five You wiped the grease from your hands and said, “We’re still alive” The rain hit the loading dock, hard as thrown gravel We took the long road home with nowhere left to travel [Pre-Chorus] You said, “If the door won’t open, make a way” I heard that sentence every day [Chorus] We are the ones who won’t fold With tired hands and hearts of gold When every easy answer’s gone We hold the line and carry on [Verse 2] Your old blue jacket hangs beside my kitchen chair A bus ticket in the pocket, your handwriting there “Meet me where the river bends, when the thaw comes through” I keep that scrap of paper like I promised you [Pre-Chorus] The water’s rising, spring is near I’m on my way; I’ll meet you there [Chorus] We are the ones who won’t fold With tired hands and hearts of gold When every easy answer’s gone We hold the line and carry on [Bridge] No perfect map, no clean escape Just one more step, then one more day If you can hear me, leave the porch light on I’m coming back before the dawn [Guitar Solo] [Final Chorus] We are the ones who won’t fold With tired hands and hearts of gold When every easy answer’s gone We hold the line and carry on We hold the line and carry on [Outro] Carry on We carry on