Verse 1 Third-born, steady hands, I learned to hold the line, Pack the tent, tend the fire, keep the family fine. Father saw the visions, Knee-fi heard the call, I counted water skins and kept us moving all. Back to Jerusalem for plates we weren’t “meant” to get, I heard the doubters breathing down our necks, I never quit. He broke his beau, they broke their trust, I cut new string and wood, Sometimes faith says nothing loud, it only does the good. Pre-Chorus I’m not the one who raised the blade or calmed the storm at sea, I’m the pair of hands that kept the ship moving accordingly. Chorus I don’t need a trumpet, give me truth and steady hands, Give me one true word and I will carry it to shore. When the night gets loud and the compass starts to spin, I’m steady as I go, I stand beside my brother and I’m in. I’m in. Verse 2 They tied him to the mast, they laughed, the skies turned hard and black, I prayed till knuckles whitened for the storm to give him back. Buried friends, crossed miles of sand, learned the ocean’s mood, Built a ship from raw obedience and rough-cut timbered truth. Promised land looked small at first, then wide enough to be A place to plant the stories God was working into me. Pre-Chorus Not the voice of thunder, not the scribe of every sign, I’m the keep your head and move your feet that gets us there on time. Chorus I don’t need a trumpet, give me truth and steady hands, Give me one true word and I will carry it to shore. When the night gets loud and every compass starts to spin, I’m steady as I go, I stand beside my brother and I’m in. I’m in. Bridge If you’re looking for a miracle, look close: It’s in the load you shoulder when nobody knows. It’s in the yes you whisper when the fear says no, In the miles between the promise and the glow. Breakdown I wasn’t made for spotlight heat, I was made to keep the oath I keep. Final Chorus I don’t need a trumpet, give me truth and steady hands, Give me one true word and I will carry it to shore. When the night gets loud and the compass starts to spin, I’m steady as I go, I stand beside my brother and I’m in. Yeah, steady as I go, through the desert and the wind, I’m in. Outro Third-born, steady hands, first to say, “Let’s go.”
