Raise And Release

[Intro] Some love never leaves you... Even when the road runs far... [Verse 1] I held you first in trembling hands A little boy with your whole life planned Through scraped-up knees and sleepless nights I stood beside you, held you tight Worked every day, gave all I knew Just to build a stronger road for you Every lesson, every prayer Was love stitched deep in the air [Chorus] Oh son, you were the fire in my soul The reason I kept standing through it all I gave my time so you could fly free Now the sky has taken you from me And though I smile to see you stand so strong There’s an empty place where you belong Love lets go, but it don’t move on Oh son... my love lives on [Verse 2] Your mother and I, I lost my way And broken homes leave words unsaid I walked away but never from you Every mile I carried you through Then I crossed the sea to America’s shore Chasing hope, but wanting more Every sunrise, every night I missed your laugh, your growing light [Chorus] Oh son, you were the fire in my soul The reason I kept standing through it all I gave my time so you could fly free Now the sky has taken you from me And though I smile to see you stand so strong There’s an empty place where you belong Love lets go, but it don’t move on Oh son... my love lives on [Bridge] They say a man must raise and release Teach his boy to find his peace But no one says how silence stays Mourning you now you've gone away Still I see you in all you’ve done A good strong husband, a rising sun And if my pain is the price love pays I’d choose it all, a thousand days [Chorus] Oh son, you were the fire in my soul The reason I kept standing through it all I gave my heart so you could fly free Now the sky has taken you from me But pride and sorrow walk hand in hand Watching you become your own good man Love lets go, but it still holds on Oh son... my love lives on [Outro] Across the ocean... across the years... A father’s love still lingers here... Oh son... my love lives on... My love lives on...