The Grain of Grace

[Intro]
[Verse]
Pine shavings in my boot treads
Tracing out the highway threads
I’m a thousand miles from home
With a heavy heart of chrome
Just me and the cedar scent
Wondering where the years all went
[Pre-Chorus]
She called me late in June
Said the wedding’s coming soon
Needed something built to last
To hold a piece of the past
[Chorus]
It’s a heavy load of grace
Headed to a brand new place
With a secret in the wood
Doing what I know I should
Found a letter in the seam
Of a long forgotten dream
Now I’m chasing down the white lines
Reading all the highway signs
[Post-Chorus]
Driving for a stranger’s heart
Masterpiece of functional art
Wrapped in blankets in the back
Following the western track
[Verse]
Crumpled gas receipts on the floor
Wishing I could give her more
I was sanding down the side
Where the old ink used to hide
Words of love from sixty-four
Tucked behind the bottom drawer
[Pre-Chorus]
A widow’s wish for the girl
Stepping out into the world
Keeping secrets in the pine
Crossing every state line
[Chorus]
It’s a heavy load of grace
Headed to a brand new place
With a secret in the wood
Doing what I know I should
Found a letter in the seam
Of a long forgotten dream
Now I’m chasing down the white lines
Reading all the highway signs
[Bridge]
Sunbleached signs on the right
Guiding me through the night
We’re all just trying to connect
With the pieces we collect
A stranger’s hand, a master’s touch
Sometimes a little means so much
[Solo]
[Hook]
Hand-carved hope
End of the rope
Finding a way to cope
Hand-carved hope
[Chorus]
It’s a heavy load of grace
Headed to a brand new place
With a secret in the wood
Doing what I know I should
Found a letter in the seam
Of a long forgotten dream
Now I’m chasing down the white lines
Reading all the highway signs
[Post-Chorus]
Driving for a stranger’s heart
Masterpiece of functional art
Wrapped in blankets in the back
Following the western track
[Outro]