[Verse 1] At the table, old hands pass the bread A brass key turns in the house up ahead Names in the ledger, a date in the stone What we inherit is more than our own [Chorus] Ten coins in the circle, ten roots in the ground A family keeps what the years hand around Hold what is living, let kindness be wealth The richest old story is care passed along [Verse 2] The hound by the doorway knows every shoe The child asks the elders what made the roof true Not silver alone, not a title or land But showing up steady, with open hands [Chorus] Ten coins in the circle, ten roots in the ground A family keeps what the years hand around Hold what is living, let kindness be wealth The richest old story is care passed along [Instrumental Break: expressive bent-note blues guitar solo trading phrases with dubby psychedelic keys] [Bridge] A ring can be sold, and the vineyard can change But a promise kept warm travels farther than names So leave them a welcome, a lesson, a seat And let every generation bring something to eat [Final Chorus] Ten coins in the circle, ten roots in the ground A family keeps what the years hand around Hold what is living, let kindness be wealth The richest old story is care passed along [Outro] Pass the bread, turn the key What you give lives after thee
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