Written in the Ground (Remix)

[Verse 1] Out past the fence where the tall grass bends Stones lean under borrowed names Years carved thin by wind and rain Most of them gone the same old way I read them out like they mattered once Because they did, though the sound feels strange Whole lives held in a line or two Born, lived, gone — just dates and names --- [Verse 2] Some broke ground where the prairie fought Built their homes where the cold stayed long Hands wore down, backs bent low Faith learned quiet, carried on Most were strong, most were proud Most did what they could with the time they found But one line stops me every time Not for what they built — for how they walked --- [Chorus] It’s written in the ground, not the sky Not loud enough to draw a crowd But it held when the years rolled by And it’s still holding now They didn’t raise their name in stone Didn’t leave much we could point around Just a way of walking, handed down Written in the ground --- [Verse 3] Side by side beneath the years Two names worn smooth by weathered truth Pages soft from a book they read More than they ever tried to prove I still have it, marked and thin Margins bent where they used to stay Words lived out before they were taught Faith learned slow, passed on that way --- [Bridge] The earth filled up, the noise grew wide Strength got loud, hearts turned hard But walking never stopped being seen Even when it barely left a mark Some lives end where the ground still waits Some steps don’t finish the same old way God still counts the quiet ones When the world forgets their names --- [Chorus] It’s written in the ground, not the sky Not praised, not widely known But it outlasts the years and the rise and fall Of everything we build on our own They didn’t leave us answers clear Or roads that never broke us down Just a faith that keeps showing up Written in the ground --- [Outro] I stand here now with my children close Too young to know what I’m saying out loud But I point to the names and the space between And trust what was written will still be found