Patiently
Alax William
Late one night on a lonely road
Headlights cutting through the cold
Stopped for gas and coffee strong
Just another mile along
An old man smiled beside the door
Like he'd been there years before
Kind blue eyes and weathered hands
Like he knew just where I'd been
He said: Son, sit down a while
Life can hide behind a smile
We talked about the roads I've crossed
Dreams I chased and things I lost
Every scar and every fight
Every wrong and every right
Then he said with gentle grace
Looking straight into my face
Every storm you walked inside
Helped the man you are tonight
Every fall and every pain
Turned your losses into gain
God was sitting at that roadside stand
Coffee cup inside his hand
Talking simple, talking true
Like a friend who always knew
He said every broken road you've known
Every seed of pain you've sown
Built the man you came to be
Piece by piece, so patiently
Morning light began to rise
Golden fire across the skies
I turned back to say goodbye
But his chair stood empty by
Only words still in my mind
Simple truth so clear and kind
Like the wind across the plain
Soft but stronger than the rain
Then I felt it deep inside
He was walking by my side
God was sitting at that roadside stand
Coffee cup inside his hand
Talking simple, talking true
Like a friend who always knew
He said every broken road you've known
Every seed of pain you've sown
Built the man you came to be
Piece by piece, so patiently
Now each road I drive alone
Feels a little more like home
God was sitting at that roadside stand
Coffee cup inside his hand
Talking simple, talking true
Like a friend who always knew
He said every broken road you've known
Every seed of pain you've sown
Built the man you came to be
Piece by piece, so patiently
God was sitting at that roadside stand
Just a smile and open hand
Teaching me through joy and pain
Nothing we live is in vain
Every storm and every scar
Made me who I truly are
Every road that I have known
Led me slowly back home