Old Paul Road

[Verse 1]
All lands fell to gray
Fences bent in the rain
Every road back home
Led to hunger and pain
Old Paul found a rumor
Carried on the wire
About a President
Bringing law to the fire

[Pre-Chorus]
He looked at the children
By the broken gate
Said, "Hold on a little longer
We ain't done with fate"
Maps in his hands
Hope in his eyes
He could hear that future
Calling through the lies

[Chorus]
Old Paul, take us home
Old Paul, lead us on
With a steady hand
We'll make it strong
Old Paul, take us home
Old Paul, lead us on
Where the fields wake up
And the good days come

[Verse 2]
He walked through the ruins
Past the busted signs
Told every settler
"You still got time"
Shored up the walls
Mended the seams
Put a name on tomorrow
And a roof on dreams

[Pre-Chorus]
He looked at the children
By the broken gate
Said, "Hold on a little longer
We ain't done with fate"
Maps in his hands
Hope in his eyes
He could hear that future
Calling through the lies

[Chorus]
Old Paul, take us home
Old Paul, lead us on
With a steady hand
We'll make it strong
Old Paul, take us home
Old Paul, lead us on
Where the fields wake up
And the good days come

[Bridge]
Now the night don't own us
Not like it did before
There's a light on every porch
And a guard at every door
The old roads remember
What the lost ones knew
When one man believes it
A whole world comes through

[Final Chorus]
Old Paul, take us home
Old Paul, lead us on
With a steady hand
We'll make it strong
Old Paul, take us home
Old Paul, lead us on
Where the fields wake up
And the good days come