Family Is Her Song Verse 1 Carolina roots, yeah that’s where it starts Raised on love, with a whole lotta heart Front porch nights, Sunday morning light Faith in her walk, everything felt right Bettyy and Rose, yeah they held her close Bill stood beside her, strength she knows Through every season, highs and lows That kind of love just grows and grows Pre-Chorus Every step she took, purpose in her stride Every prayer she spoke, kept her soul alive You can feel it when she walks in the room That kind of love, you know it blooms Chorus She’s the heart of the family tree Every branch tells her story Through the joy, through the pain Her love keeps calling your name She’s the light that will always be Shining on her family Through the years, through the change Her love remains, her love remains Verse 2 One night out, yeah the music was right Met her man, changed her life that night Held on strong, never let it go Forty-three years and it still shows At New Trinity, she bowed her head Lived every word the good book said Built a home where love could stay And gave her heart every day Pre-Chorus Hand in hand, yeah they stood so strong Through the right and through the wrong That kind of love don’t fade away It just gets stronger day by day Chorus She’s the heart of the family tree Every branch tells her story Through the joy, through the pain Her love keeps calling your name She’s the light that will always be Shining on her family Through the years, through the change Her love remains, her love remains Bridge Now listen, let me tell you ’bout a woman Strong in love, never running Vera, yeah that’s her name A life of love, not a thing in vain With Oliver right by her side Forty-three years still full of pride That kind of love runs deep and true A bond like that, only few Verse 3 (Grandkids & Call-and-Response) Tiffanye’s grace, yeah she shines so bright (lead) Keysha’s strength got that inner light *(lead, background: “so bright…”) Barron standing proud and tall *(lead, background echo: “proud and tall…”) She sees that greatness in them all *(lead, background: “in them all… in them all…”) Akira’s love, yeah chosen and true *(lead, soft background: “chosen… chosen…”) Family ain’t blood, it’s what love can do *(lead, background swell: “love can do… love can do…”) Diondrey! Juston! Carlton! Tiffany! Xavier! (lead with full background response: “Diondrey! Juston! Carlton! Tiffany! Xavier!”) Grandbabies living that love she grew *(lead, background: “that love she grew… yeah… that love she grew…”) Breakdown Through the tears, through the smiles She made it all worthwhile Every child and their babies too Still feel that love come shining through Final Chorus She’s the heart of the family tree Living on in legacy Through the joy, through the pain Her love will always remain She’s the light for the world to see All she is and all she’ll be Through the years, endlessly Outro From Carolina to everywhere she’s gone A mother’s love keeps going on Say her name so the world can see Vera Johnson 🎶
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