**Verse 1** You never think the hard times are coming, You never see the storm on the way. You think you've got your whole life figured, You think tomorrow will look like today. Then somewhere down that road you're walking, The ground gives way beneath your feet. And suddenly you're learning how to battle Just to find the strength to breathe. **Verse 2** My brother wore the Army on his shoulders, Built a career and carried his name. He learned to stand when things got heavy, Learned what sacrifice could mean. My sister studied minds and families, Learned how children grow and why. She found her way through human nature, Trying to help the wounded survive. **Pre-Chorus** And then there was me, the one who wandered, The one who never fit the mold. The black sheep running from the pasture, Trying to find his own road home. **Chorus** We never expect the tragedies, Never expect the battles we'll fight. Never think the road will break us Or leave us searching through the night. But somehow all the roads come circling, Back to the place where we began. And I finally came around to God Through the love of a good family. Yeah, I may have been the black sheep, But I was never left behind. 'Cause my parents planted something in us That even wandering couldn't die. **Verse 3** My dad taught us to keep on standing, My mother taught us how to care. They didn't have to have all the answers, They just made sure that love was there. They gave us roots before we knew it, Gave us something we could trust. And even when I ran the farthest, Their lessons followed after us. **Verse 4** My brother found his strength in service, My sister found hers helping lives. And I found mine somewhere in the darkness, When I had nowhere left to hide. I had questions without answers, Had a heart that couldn't rest. Then God reached into all my wandering And showed me where my purpose was. **Chorus** We never expect the tragedies, Never expect the battles we'll fight. Never think the road will break us Or leave us searching through the night. But somehow all the roads come circling, Back to the place where we began. And I finally came around to God Through the love of a good family. Yeah, I may have been the black sheep, But I was never left behind. 'Cause my parents planted something in us That even wandering couldn't die. **Bridge** Maybe that's the secret of a family— Not that everybody walks the same. One wears a uniform, One carries knowledge, One gets lost and bears the blame. But underneath the different roads There's a foundation holding still. And when the world comes crashing down, You find out what your parents built. **Final Chorus** We never expect the tragedies, Never expect the battles we'll face. Never know how far we'll wander Before we finally find our place. But somehow all the roads come circling, And grace is waiting at the end. The black sheep finally found the Shepherd, And found his way back home again. And now I see what brought us together, What carried us through all these years. It wasn't that we never stumbled— It was love that kept us near. **Outro** So here's to Mom and Dad who raised us, Here's to every road we've known. My brother, my sister, and the black sheep— Different paths, but not alone. I never expected the battles, Never expected what I'd see. But somewhere in the love they gave us, God was already calling me. And maybe that's why we all come around— Because good parents give you roots. And when you've wandered far enough, Those roots can lead you back to truth.
