My Chosen Ones

[Verse 1] You know the road back to my door You bring your laughter, nothing more Auntie’s cooking fills the room Old friends make a little space for you When the week has left me worn You stay until the weight is gone No grand promise, no parade Just the steady love we made [Pre-Chorus] If I stumble, you reach out If I’m quiet, you wait it out Every hand around this table Makes my heart feel strong and able [Chorus] This is love, the kind that stays Through the hard and ordinary days Family by blood, friends by choice One warm circle, many voices Hold me close, I’ll hold you too Every good thing leads to you Wherever life may take us from You are home, my chosen ones [Verse 2] We shared a bus, a borrowed phone Turned small apartments into home You cheered loud when I got through I kept a little faith for you Now the children chase the chairs Uncle’s dancing, nobody cares Someone’s singing off the key Still it sounds like peace to me [Pre-Chorus] If I stumble, you reach out If I’m quiet, you wait it out Every hand around this table Makes my heart feel strong and able [Chorus] This is love, the kind that stays Through the hard and ordinary days Family by blood, friends by choice One warm circle, many voices Hold me close, I’ll hold you too Every good thing leads to you Wherever life may take us from You are home, my chosen ones [Bridge] [Call] Who will stand when the rain comes down? [Response] We will stand, we will stand [Call] Who will lift every tired heart? [Response] With these hands, with these hands [Call] What is stronger than distance and time? [Response] This love of yours, this love of mine [Final Chorus] This is love, the kind that stays Through the hard and ordinary days Family by blood, friends by choice One warm circle, many voices Hold me close, I’ll hold you too Every good thing leads to you Wherever life may take us from You are home, my chosen ones [Outro] My chosen ones, my family My chosen friends, my memory Wherever life may take us from You are home, my chosen ones