Walking Beside You V2

(Rocksteady • Roots Reggae • Full Vintage Orchestra • Operatic Tenor) [Intro – orchestra humming, no lyrics] (Ahh… Ahh…) ⸻ [Verse 1] When you were small, you held my hand Like I could guide the shifting sand You chased the sun through fields of gold And taught my weary heart to hope I watched the seasons paint your eyes A thousand dreams beneath the sky And every step you learned to take Became a prayer I could not say ⸻ [Pre-Chorus] Time is a river no man can hold Children become the stories we’re told ⸻ [Chorus] If your road should lead beyond my own And you must walk through worlds unknown May every star above you shine And every blessing be your guide And when the night is cold and blue Remember this will still be true Though I may be far from your view My prayers are walking beside you ⸻ [Verse 2] There’ll come a day you’ll leave this shore To find what your heart was searching for The door will close, the years will fly Like seabirds fading through the sky But every laugh and every tear Will live forever with me here And every lesson life has shown Will bloom in places I won’t know ⸻ [Pre-Chorus] Time is a river no man can hold Children become the stories we’re told ⸻ [Chorus] If your road should lead beyond my own And you must walk through worlds unknown May every star above you shine And every blessing be your guide And when the night is cold and blue Remember this will still be true Though I may be far from your view My prayers are walking beside you ⸻ [Bridge – orchestra rises] I cannot promise endless days Nor shield you from the coming rain But love can travel farther still Than mountains high or oceans wide So if you ever lose your way And shadows steal the light of day Listen closely to the wind You’ll hear my voice again ⸻ [Final Chorus – full orchestra, soaring tenor] If your road should lead beyond my own And you must walk through worlds unknown May every star above you shine And every blessing be your guide And when the night is cold and blue Remember this will still be true Though I may be far from your view My prayers are walking beside you (repeat, bigger) My prayers are walking beside you Walking beside you… ⸻ [Outro] (orchestra and choir) Though I may fade into the years Beyond the reach of earthly tears You’ll never walk this world alone My love will lead you home… Lead you home… Lead you home…