Board by Board

[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