Calling on the Name (Remix)

[Verse 1] I built what I could with these hands Called it freedom, called it a plan Every road bent back to me I was strong enough not to need I named my days, I marked my ground Learned how not to slow things down Never asked what it might cost Only knew what I hadn’t lost [Pre-Chorus] But the years don’t argue They just pass And the weight shows up Quiet at last [Chorus] I didn’t know what I was throwing away I only knew what I could keep I thought love was something earned Or something I’d outgrow with time But You were there when I wouldn’t see Calling my name before I knew Yours And the ground I tried to outrun Still heard You calling me home [Verse 2] I walked east of every promise Built my life on honest pride Never cursed, never blamed Just kept You somewhere out of sight There’s blood in the dirt I stand on now Not all of it was mine Some choices speak long after We pretend we’ve crossed that line [Pre-Chorus 2] You didn’t chase me Didn’t shout You waited where the truth lives In the doubt [Chorus] I didn’t know what I was throwing away I only knew what I could keep I thought strength meant standing alone And never naming what I need But You were there when I wouldn’t see Calling my name before I knew Yours And the ground I tried to outrun Still heard You calling me home [Bridge] I don’t get back what I gave up I don’t rewrite the years I ran But I hear Your voice in the quiet now Not asking—just open hands No mark of shame, no borrowed fear Just mercy holding what remains I don’t have answers for the road ahead Only a name I’m learning to say [Final Chorus] I didn’t know what I was throwing away But I know now what still stands You loved me long before I turned Or ever tried to understand I don’t know where this road will go But I know now who walks it with me So I’ll say Your name into the dark And let the rest unfold in peace [Outro] Just dust and breath And borrowed days Calling on the Name Calling on the Name