A Friend Who Stays

Lyrics

[Verse 1] When the week sits heavy on your shoulders And the coffee cools beside your hand You come knocking with a paper bag of dinner Saying, “I know, but you can stand” You don’t fix every broken minute You just sit until the fear grows small And somehow in the quiet of your presence I remember I’m not lost at all [Pre-Chorus] Through the miles and through the changes Through the doors we had to close You kept a place beside you Where my tired heart could go [Chorus] Friend, you are the strength I can lean on The steady yes when I don’t know what to say When my courage leaves the room, you keep the light on You remind me I was made to find my way Hand in hand, we rise together Step by step, come what may What a blessing, what a shelter To have a friend who stays [Verse 2] We have laughed beside a kitchen window With the rent due and the plans unsure You brought your old guitar and two bright stories And made a little room feel more secure When the good news finally found us You were cheering before I knew Every door that opened in my lifetime Feels a little wider because of you [Pre-Chorus] Through the miles and through the changes Through the doors we had to close You kept a place beside you Where my tired heart could go [Chorus] Friend, you are the strength I can lean on The steady yes when I don’t know what to say When my courage leaves the room, you keep the light on You remind me I was made to find my way Hand in hand, we rise together Step by step, come what may What a blessing, what a shelter To have a friend who stays [Bridge] If your feet get weak, I’ll carry some of the distance If your sky turns gray, I’ll bring you what I can We don’t need a perfect road beneath us We just need a heart that understands [Choir] We will stand, we will stand [Lead] When the night is long [Choir] We will stand, we will stand [Lead] Till the morning comes [Choir] Side by side, side by side [Lead] There is strength in love [Choir] Side by side, side by side [Lead] We are never alone [Final Chorus] Friend, you are the strength I can lean on The steady yes when I don’t know what to say When my courage leaves the room, you keep the light on You remind me I was made to find my way Hand in hand, we rise together Step by step, come what may What a blessing, what a shelter To have a friend who stays [Outro] And when your road is hard to follow I’ll be there, just as you’ve been for me Two grateful hearts can make a little mercy Big enough for all the world to see