By Your Side

Lyrics

[Intro: Female] When the north wind finds your door, I will stand there, nothing more. [Verse 1: Female] Your hands are cold from hauling rope, Salt has dried along your coat. Set your pack beside the flame, You can rest; you needn't explain. [Verse 2: Male] The road has taken what it can, Mud on my boots, a split right hand. Still I know the path back home By the sound of your voice alone. [Chorus: Both] I’ll be by your side when the hard days come, When the last fire shrinks and the work’s not done. Through the sleet, through the miles, through the turning tide, Give me your hand—I’ll be by your side. [Verse 3: Female] If your courage leaves before the dawn, Borrow mine until it’s back and strong. I’ll keep watch while you close your eyes, Count the hours till the gulls rise. [Verse 4: Male] If the weight is yours to bear, I’ll take my share; I’ll meet you there. No grand oath carved into stone, Just your road beside my own. [Chorus: Both] I’ll be by your side when the hard days come, When the last fire shrinks and the work’s not done. Through the sleet, through the miles, through the turning tide, Give me your hand—I’ll be by your side. [Outro: Female and Male] No road too far, no winter wide, Your step with mine—I’m by your side.