StillbytheRoadside

Still by the Roadside - Mikhail Bennett

The dust arises in the distance

where the old road fades away

I've been standing here for years now

watching seasons turn to gray

Every passing car reminds me

of the life you chose to find

But I'm still here where you left me

with your name upon my mind

Still by the roadside

waiting on a sign

Watching every shadow

as it passes by

Every mile you travel

every road you roam

I'm still standing here

hoping you come home

The world keeps moving

but I don't move on

I'm still by the roadside

long after you're gone

Still by the roadside

Time can wear a body down

The wind has learned my story

it whispers it at night

about a man who never left

the place he said goodbye

I talk to God inside us

when the stars begin to shine

asking Him to guide your road

the way He's guided mine

Still by the roadside

waiting through the years

to every lonely morning

through every hidden tear

If your road grows heavy

and you don't know where to start

follow back the memory

of a father's heart

And if I'm gone when you return

and heaven calls me home

you'll find I never really left

I was waiting on the road

Still by the roadside

Still by the roadside

So if you pass this old road someday

and feel something inside

it's just a father's love still living

by the roadside