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Stand by My Grave - Mikhail Bennett
I remember that old dirt driveway
Your little hand inside my own
You used to say don't leave me, daddy
Now I sit here all alone
I gave my years to keep you standing
Worked these hands down to the bone
Somewhere between this life and pride
You stopped coming home
The scripture says a father gives good gifts to his son
I gave you everything I had
Still, somehow we came undone
Stand by my grave when heaven calls me
And read the words beneath my name
Tell God the man beneath this stone
Loved his son through all the pain
And if your tears fall on the roses after all these years apart
Know every prayer I whispered for you was written on my heart
Your mother left this world in winter
And I watched my whole life fade
I tried to fight the grief inside me
But sorrow changed the man I made
I drowned my nights inside the bottle
Like Jonah running from the sea
Until one broken midnight prayer brought Jesus back to me
The prodigal came home forgiven
That's what the scriptures say
So I still leave the porch light burning
In case you find your way
Stand by my grave when I am sleeping
And tell me you remember now
Tell me all the years between us
Finally lay their weapons down
And if God lets the dead hear sorrow
I'll hear every word you say
So don't wait until I'm gone, son
To love me this way
Ezekiel saw dry bones awaken
So maybe hearts can live again
Maybe what this world calls broken
God still calls his son
And maybe somewhere beyond this silence
You'll take my hand again
And stand by my grave
But don't just mourn me
Bring every wound you could not heal
Lay them beside these tired flowers
And finally let yourself feel
Because the father waits in heaven
Like I waited here below
With open arms for sons still wandering
Hoping they come home
And when you whisper,"Father, I'm sorry"
I'll ask Jesus to hold you for me
