A Light Beyond the Bend

Bubba Patrick & Darlene featuring The Holler Shakers, Original North Georgia country, gospel blues and early rock and roll, Bubba mature warm gritty MALE baritone verse1; Darlene unmistakably FEMALE soulful alto verse2; close male-female duet choruses, substantial distinct solo turns, clear conversational words, E major 74 BPM gospel soul ballad, intimate acoustic piano opening, female-led verse2, Hammond steel harmonica restrained electric, warm bass brushes, build to full duet, Porch Light Rise Eadd9|C#m7|Aadd9|Bsus4 B7, Quiet bridge then soaring harmony, no abrupt cutoff, Organic spacious live ensemble; chords and brackets are unsung instructions

[Intro: instrumental, establish recurring hook]

[Verse 1: Bubba, male]
The lane runs out of seeing where the hillside meets the pine,
I can only see the little part the headlights make a shine.
There are miles I haven't traveled, there are turns I haven't learned,
But the road is still beneath me when the far-off lights are blurred.
I will keep my hands here steady, I will take the curve with care,
Trusting love to meet the morning when at last I get there.

[Chorus: male-female duet]
There's a light beyond the bend,
There's a hand that will not end
Its patient reaching for the weary on the way.
I can't tell you every turn,
But there's mercy yet to learn,
And enough to take this step with hope today.
Lord, be near until the road comes clear again,
Be my light beyond the bend.

[Instrumental turnaround]

[Verse 2: Darlene, female lead]
If you're standing at a doorway with goodbye still in your throat,
If you're trying to hold a promise like a small and fragile boat,
You can bring that heavy silence, you can rest beside a friend,
We don't have to see forever to find courage once again.
Let me walk a little with you, let me listen as we go,
There's a faith that takes one footstep when the next is all we know.

[Chorus: duet]
There's a light beyond the bend,
There's a hand that will not end
Its patient reaching for the weary on the way.
I can't tell you every turn,
But there's mercy yet to learn,
And enough to take this step with hope today.
Lord, be near until the road comes clear again,
Be my light beyond the bend.

[Instrumental solo: 16 bars, featured instruments trade phrases, leave space]

[Bridge]
[Duet, nearly whispered]
When the answer is still waiting,
When the night is deep and wide,
Let Your love become the courage
That keeps walking by our side.
[Piano lift; harmony enters]

[Final chorus: duet, full warm harmonies]
There's a light beyond the bend,
There's a hand that will not end
Its patient reaching for the weary on the way.
I can't tell you every turn,
But there's mercy yet to learn,
And enough to take this step with hope today.
Lord, be near until the road comes clear again,
Be my light beyond the bend.

[Outro: repeat final hook once, instrumental resolves naturally; no fade or cutoff]

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[Intro: instrumental, establish recurring hook] [Verse 1: Bubba, male] The lane runs out of seeing where the hillside meets the pine, I can only see the little part the headlights make a shine. There are miles I haven't traveled, there are turns I haven't learned, But the road is still beneath me when the far-off lights are blurred. I will keep my hands here steady, I will take the curve with care, Trusting love to meet the morning when at last I get there. [Chorus: male-female duet] There's a light beyond the bend, There's a hand that will not end Its patient reaching for the weary on the way. I can't tell you every turn, But there's mercy yet to learn, And enough to take this step with hope today. Lord, be near until the road comes clear again, Be my light beyond the bend. [Instrumental turnaround] [Verse 2: Darlene, female lead] If you're standing at a doorway with goodbye still in your throat, If you're trying to hold a promise like a small and fragile boat, You can bring that heavy silence, you can rest beside a friend, We don't have to see forever to find courage once again. Let me walk a little with you, let me listen as we go, There's a faith that takes one footstep when the next is all we know. [Chorus: duet] There's a light beyond the bend, There's a hand that will not end Its patient reaching for the weary on the way. I can't tell you every turn, But there's mercy yet to learn, And enough to take this step with hope today. Lord, be near until the road comes clear again, Be my light beyond the bend. [Instrumental solo: 16 bars, featured instruments trade phrases, leave space] [Bridge] [Duet, nearly whispered] When the answer is still waiting, When the night is deep and wide, Let Your love become the courage That keeps walking by our side. [Piano lift; harmony enters] [Final chorus: duet, full warm harmonies] There's a light beyond the bend, There's a hand that will not end Its patient reaching for the weary on the way. I can't tell you every turn, But there's mercy yet to learn, And enough to take this step with hope today. Lord, be near until the road comes clear again, Be my light beyond the bend. [Outro: repeat final hook once, instrumental resolves naturally; no fade or cutoff]

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