The Love You Left
[Verse 1]
Under that Alabama sky
They laid you down that night
I thought they buried half of me
Right there beneath the light
Every road ahead went dark from view
I couldn't see this world without you
[Pre-Chorus]
But somewhere in the silence
Through the tears I was going through
The Lord began to show my heart
A deeper kind of truth
[Chorus]
The love you left keeps pulling me through
Every prayer and everything I do
When the nights get long and the hurt feels new
The love you left keeps pulling me through
I thought I'd have to live without you
Like my whole life was through
But heaven didn't take all of you
The love you left stayed here too
[Verse 2]
Your first birthday nearly broke my heart
First Christmas tore me apart
Our anniversary came like a storm
Nothing in this house felt warm
But in the quiet late at night
When the world is still and blue
Sometimes I swear I hear your voice
And it sounds just like you
[Pre-Chorus]
And in those quiet moments
When the sky is darkest blue
I feel heaven gently reminding me
Your love still pulls me through
[Chorus]
The love you left keeps pulling me through
Every prayer and everything I do
When the nights get long and the hurt feels new
The love you left keeps pulling me through
I thought I'd have to live without you
Like my whole life was through
But heaven didn't take all of you
The love you left stayed here too
[Bridge]
Love like ours don't disappear
Heaven just moves it somewhere from here
And though I can't hold you like I used to
Every sunrise that I see
Still brings a piece of you to me
Like heaven left your voice to guide me through
[Final Chorus]
The love you left keeps pulling me through
Every road and everything I do
When the nights get long and my faith feels blue
The love you left keeps pulling me through
I thought I'd have to live without you
But now I know the truth
Heaven may have taken you
But the love you left is living too
[Outro]
Under that Alabama sky
Where I said goodbye to you
I'm still walking every day
With the love you left behind
By: Dudley Miller Jr
Finishing Dreams With You
[Verse 1]
Your photograph still laughs
Like you never died
Crooked in the hallway
Where the shadows fall at night
Your shirts are in the closet
Still shaped around the air
I folded all your t-shirts
Like you'd still be standing there
[Pre-Chorus]
Sometimes in the quiet
Your cologne moves through the room
Like the house is holding space
Just to make a place for you
[Chorus]
You come to me past midnight
Where we're finishing dreams again
Standing in the doorway
Just like you've always been
I reach for you, you say my name
The way you used to do
Morning takes you back again
But the night lets me
Finish dreams with you
[Verse 2]
Your name sleeps in the dresser
In the dark between the seams
Every thread still holding
Pieces of our memories
At first I woke up shaking
Every time you came
Like my heart couldn't survive
Hearing you say my name
[Pre-Chorus]
But lately I've been staying
When you reach out your hand
Walking roads behind the house
Like we always planned
[Chorus]
You come to me past midnight
Where we're finishing dreams again
Standing in the doorway
Just like you've always been
I reach for you, you say my name
The way you used to do
Morning takes you back again
But the night lets me
Finish dreams with you
[Bridge]
Last night we drove the back road
Past the field behind our place
You laughed like nothing happened
Like time had lost the race
You said don't rush the morning
Stay here where it seems
Love don't end in heaven
It keeps finishing dreams
[Final Chorus]
You come to me past midnight
Where we're finishing dreams again
For a moment I can hold you
Like the years never came
And when you say you love me
Like you always used to do
Morning takes you back again
But the night lets me
Finish dreams with you
[Outro]
Yeah the night lets me
Finish dreams with you
By: Dudley Miller Jr
The Day You Stayed
[Verse 1]
I was living like the road had no end
Just drifting through the days again
Didn't worry where the wild wind blew
I thought freedom was the truth
Then you walked in calm and strong
Like you knew me all along
Saw a man I couldn't see
Back when I was just being me
First time life got heavy
You didn't let me fall alone
[Chorus]
The day you stayed
The day you stayed
When everyone else walked away
When the world got hard to face
When hope was getting hard to chase
You held on through my mistakes
Saw the good my past erased
I might have been lost back then
But I found my life the day you stayed
[Verse 2]
Nights got long and money got tight
Dreams fell apart in the middle of life
Friends got scarce when times got hard
Funny who shows their heart
But you were standing right there still
With steady faith and stubborn will
You called out the best in me
Like you knew who I could be
You were calm when I was breaking
You were strong when I was weak
[Chorus]
The day you stayed
The day you stayed
When everyone else walked away
When the world got hard to face
When hope was getting hard to chase
You held on through my mistakes
Saw the good my past erased
I might have been lost back then
But I found my life the day you stayed
[Bridge]
I don't know who I'd be tonight
If you hadn't held on tight
But the man I am today
Started with the day you stayed
[Chorus]
The day you stayed
The day you stayed
When everyone else walked away
Through every doubt and every change
You never once turned away
I might have been lost back then
But I found my life
The day you stayed
Yeah I found my life
The day you stayed
By: Dudley Miller Jr
Sit with you awhile
[Verse 1]
Clock on the wall in a waiting room
Ticking loud when the news comes too soon
People reaching for the words to say
But sometimes words get in the way
I've heard God must have called them home
Like that makes you less alone
When a heart breaks like a child
Sometimes you just sit a while
[Chorus]
So I'll sit with you a while
Let the tears fall if they need
I won't try to fix the broken
Or tell you what to believe
I won't say heaven needed
Another angel tonight
I'll just sit with you a while
Till the morning brings some light
When the hurting runs a while
And the answers run dry
I'll just sit with you a while
[Verse 2]
I've walked those halls where sorrow lives
Seen what a listening heart can give
A quiet hand, a steady grace
Just being there in that middle space
Some nights the strongest prayer is silence
Just sitting in the quiet
[Chorus]
So I'll sit with you a while
Let the tears fall if they need
I won't try to fix the broken
Or tell you what to believe
I won't say heaven needed
Another angel tonight
I'll just sit with you a while
Till the morning brings some light
When the hurting runs a while
And the answers run dry
I'll just sit with you a while
[Bridge]
Love don't always sound like truth
Sometimes it's just showing up for you
No perfect words, no grand design
Just someone stayed through the night
[Chorus]
Yeah, I'll sit with you a while
Let the tears fall if they need
When the whole world feels too heavy
You can lean on me a while
When the hurting runs a while
And the answers run dry
I'll just sit with you a while
[Outro]
Sit with you a while
By: Dudley Miller Jr
Still Walking With You
[Verse 1]
We were young when forever began
Just two rings and a borrowed plan
Front porch dreams and a working man
Learning love day by day
We raised our hopes through the passing years
Shared our laughter and dried our tears
Built a life stronger than our fears
In a thousand ordinary ways
[Pre-Chorus]
And if you're feeling like you're walking alone tonight
[Chorus]
I'm still walking with you down every road
Every memory, every load
Every promise that our hearts once knew
Time may have taken this hand from yours
But love like ours don't close its doors
When the night gets quiet and the sky turns blue
Just remember
I'm still walking with you
[Verse 2]
I see you sitting in our old chair
Thinking I'm gone but I'm still there
In the morning light through the window glare
In the songs we used to sing
Every mile that our lives went through
Every prayer that we whispered true
Every dream that belonged to you
Still lives in everything
[Pre-Chorus]
So when your heart feels the weight of goodbye
[Chorus]
I'm still walking with you down every road
Every memory, every load
Every promise that our hearts once knew
Time may have taken this hand from yours
But love like ours don't close its doors
When the night gets quiet and the sky turns blue
Just remember
I'm still walking with you
[Bridge]
Love don't end when a heartbeat stops
It lives in the space that time forgot
And one sweet day when your road is through
I'll be waiting
Right there for you
[Chorus]
I'm still walking with you down every road
Through every high and every low
Every vow that we promised true
Time may have taken this hand from yours
But heaven opened a different door
And until the day our hearts renew
Just remember
[Outro]
I'm still walking with you
I'm still walking with you
I'm still walking with you
I'm still walking with you
I'm still walking with you
By: Dudley Miller Jr