Old Paul New Hope

[Verse 1]
All lands despair, dust in the wind
Boards on the windows, rust on the tin
Folks kept their heads down, prayed for a sign
Then word ran fast down the old rail line

Heard about New Hope, out past the bend
A place where the broken could start again
Where the roads got mended, the lights came back
And every lost soul found a way on track

[Pre-Chorus]
They said a man stood up
With a steady hand
He told the hurt roads
“I’m here to make a stand”

[Chorus]
Old Paul found New Hope
Old Paul found New Hope
He brought the law back home
He brought the law back home
Settlers sang his name
Settlers sang his name
For a better future
For a better future

[Verse 2]
He rode in slow with a coat of dust
Eyes like a promise, voice like trust
He spoke to the farmers, the tired, the poor
Said “We build it right, we don’t run no more”

He set up order by the water tower
Guard rails at night, work at the hour
A sheriff’s badge and a hammer’s ring
Hope got legs in the dry season

[Pre-Chorus]
And every broken gate
Every empty shelf
He said, “We stand together
We can save ourselves”

[Chorus]
Old Paul found New Hope
Old Paul found New Hope
He brought the law back home
He brought the law back home
Settlers sang his name
Settlers sang his name
For a better future
For a better future

[Bridge]
Now the children run through the rebuilt streets
Mothers hang wash in the morning heat
And the men at dusk on the front porch lean
Talking 'bout the days they used to be

But nobody forgets
What the road once knew
How one man’s courage
Made the whole world new

[Final Chorus]
Old Paul found New Hope
Old Paul found New Hope
He brought the law back home
He brought the law back home
Settlers sang his name
Settlers sang his name
For a better future
For a better future

[Outro]
All lands despair, but hope took root
In a place where a good man carried truth
Old Paul, New Hope
Old Paul, New Hope