Bless Her As She Goes

Lyrics

[Verse 1] I saw your taillights turn past the county line Your suitcase riding shotgun, your hand out of mine The porch swing kept moving like nothing had changed But every board beneath me knew who was to blame I had the right words, but I kept them too late You carried the weight while I carried my pride Now the door you left open is closing for good And I would go back through it if I could [Pre-Chorus] I can't tell you I'm blameless I can't ask you to stay Some roads disappear When you wait one day too late [Chorus] Lord, I know You see the pieces Of the promise I let break If Your mercy still can reach her Meet her on the road she takes I was given something holy And I treated it like stone So if love is in Your keeping Help me bless her as she goes [Verse 2] Her blue coat is hanging by the kitchen door A little bit of winter that I can't ignore The coffee cup beside it still carries her name I wash it every morning, but it won't wash away I don't need to say the thing that cut her deep She heard it in the silence I chose to keep She gave me every chance a man could ever need I gave her one more reason to leave [Pre-Chorus] Now the house is too honest Every room tells the truth I thought I was protecting What I was afraid to lose [Chorus] Lord, I know You see the pieces Of the promise I let break If Your mercy still can reach her Meet her on the road she takes I was given something holy And I treated it like stone So if love is in Your keeping Help me bless her as she goes [Bridge] [Instrumental Guitar Solo] [Verse 3] I heard she found a town where the mornings come slow A little white church and a garden to grow I hope she finds a man who won't make her prove That she is worth the trouble of being loved true As for me, I'll learn the hard way, one day at a time To lay down my defenses and quit calling them pride And when I kneel at the foot of that old wooden cross I'll thank God for the love I had, though I lost [Final Chorus] Lord, I know You see the pieces Of the promise I let break If Your mercy still can reach her Meet her on the road she takes I was given something holy And I treated it like stone So if love is in Your keeping Help me bless her as she goes [Outro] Help me bless her as she goes And teach this heart to let her go