[Verse 1] I wake before the rooster And the house still holds my name Coffee black as river water Same old boots by the door frame I fold my hands at the table Ask the Lord to light my way If I got one job on this earth Help me do it every day [Pre-Chorus] I ain't chasing gold or glory Just a place where mercy stays I want my girls to see a man Who kneels down and obeys [Chorus] Not just a memory Let me be a legacy Let my love outlive my bones And keep this house from going cold Not just a memory Put my faith in every seed When I'm gone and the dirt rolls in Let my name still point to thee [Verse 2] I've got scars behind my belt line And some nights I come up short Carried shame like a dead weight Walked it up and down the porch But I keep on fixing fences Keep on mending what broke down If I can't be a perfect man Let me be a standing ground [Pre-Chorus] I don't need a marble marker Or a praise from dusty men Just a hand-me-down of heaven When my time on earth is spent [Chorus] Not just a memory Let me be a legacy Let my love outlive my bones And keep this house from going cold Not just a memory Put my faith in every seed When I'm gone and the dirt rolls in Let my name still point to thee [Bridge] When the valley gets to calling And my heart forgets the road If You find me bent and bleeding Lord, take what I can't hold Turn my little days to something My children can believe Write Your will into my hard years Make a father out of me [Final Chorus] Not just a memory Let me be a legacy Let my love outlive my bones And keep this house from going cold Not just a memory Put my faith in every seed When I'm gone and the dirt rolls in Let my name still point to thee
