Verse 1 Born where the lake meets the shoreline wind Two Rivers morning, 1933 begins A steady boy with a steady hand Learning faith and work and how to stand St. John’s bells and a high school hall Class of ’51, he gave his all Met Marilyn — and from that day Built a life that would always stay Chorus It’s the quiet strength that carries on In the early light before the dawn In the trails he cleared through woods so deep In the promises he chose to keep Through every season, come what may Love was shown the simple way Verse 2 Machine shop steel and careful lines Years of work and honest time Three young sons and a house made warm A life well lived in steady form Motorcycle roads beneath the sky Northbound wind as the years rolled by Deer camp mornings, a fishing line Patience measured one cast at a time Chorus It’s the quiet strength that carries on In the tools and trails he worked upon In the stories told, in the prayers he said In the gentle way he always led Through every season, come what may Love was shown the simple way Bridge Christ Lutheran hymns would softly rise Faith as steady as northern skies Not loud or grand — but firm and true A life of care in all he’d do Now sons and daughters, grandchildren too Great-grandchildren growing through Carry forward what he gave The quiet love that made them brave Final Chorus It’s the quiet strength that carries on Long after one we love is gone In every trail and every tree In every heart of family Through every season, come what may Love still lives the simple way
