[Verse 1] We poured the footings before the walls Measured twice through the April rain You held the level, I hauled the stone And we learned what the weight could bear [Pre-Chorus] No shortcut, no borrowed ground Just patient hands and a hard-won line Now every mile that opens out Feels like ours to find [Chorus] The road ahead can turn and climb We built enough to meet the rise Board by board, through dust and doubt We laid the ground we’re standing on now So let the distance show its face We’ve got our roots, we’ve got our pace The road ahead is wide and new And I’m not afraid to walk it with you [Verse 2] The porch steps hold through winter thaw Your pencil marks still frame the door We saved the bent nails in a jar For all the days we made it work [Pre-Chorus] No promise written in the clouds Just steady beams and a kitchen light And when the next hill blocks the view We’ll take it side by side [Chorus] The road ahead can turn and climb We built enough to meet the rise Board by board, through dust and doubt We laid the ground we’re standing on now So let the distance show its face We’ve got our roots, we’ve got our pace The road ahead is wide and new And I’m not afraid to walk it with you [Bridge] If the map runs out, we’ll mark the bend If the old boards split, we’ll mend again Every scar in the timber knows How much a solid foundation holds [Final Chorus] The road ahead can turn and climb We built enough to meet the rise Board by board, through dust and doubt We laid the ground we’re standing on now So let the distance show its face We’ve got our roots, we’ve got our pace The road ahead is wide and new And I’m not afraid to walk it with you The road ahead is wide and new We built the ground; now we’re coming through
