Mending the Soul

[Intro]
[Verse]
Back on the old block
Keys turn in the lock
Dust on my heavy boots
Digging for my roots
The windows are all cracked
There is no turning back
The paint is peeling thin
Let the light come in
[Pre-Chorus]
The organ starts to swell
I remember the smell
Of cedar and the oil
The fruit of the toil
[Chorus]
He said don't throw it away
Every piece can stay
Fix the heart and the wood
Make the bad things good
Sand the edges down
Pick it off the ground
Nothing's ever truly gone
We just carry on
[Verse]
He held a rusted wrench
On that wooden bench
Taught me how to see
What a life could be
A table with a lean
Keep the metal clean
A motor running loud
Make your father proud
[Chorus]
He said don't throw it away
Every piece can stay
Fix the heart and the wood
Make the bad things good
Sand the edges down
Pick it off the ground
Nothing's ever truly gone
We just carry on
[Bridge]
Lord, I am tired
But I am still inspired
By the ghost in the hall
Who answered the call
The grease is on my skin
But the peace is within
I’m fixing what I can
Like a grown-up man
[Hook]
Mending the soul (Lord)
Making it whole (Yeah)
Mending the soul (Save it)
Making it whole (Hallelujah)
[Chorus]
He said don't throw it away
Every piece can stay
Fix the heart and the wood
Make the bad things good
Sand the edges down
Pick it off the ground
Nothing's ever truly gone
We just carry on
[Post-Chorus]
Fixing the heart (yeah)
Doing my part (oh)
Turning the wheel
Learning to feel
It’s never too late
To open the gate
[Outro]