The Light Inside These Walls

Funny thing about getting older…
You stop needing the whole world to notice you.

[Verse 1]
I wake before the morning birds
Watch gold light touch the castle curves
Coffee warm between my hands
Long shadows walking through the land

I used to chase the bigger view
Now old stones tell me what is true
A little rain, a little flame
A front gate calling me by name

[Pre-Chorus]
The years took plenty from these hands
But gave me back a quieter man

[Chorus]
There’s a light inside these walls
There’s a light inside these walls
Not for the crown, not for the crowd
Just for the heart that made it out

The roses climb, the vineyard glows
The evening falls in amber gold
And every stone that time recalls
Still keeps a light inside these walls

[Verse 2]
Some nights the wind moves down the hall
Like old friends leaning on the wall
I sit and let the quiet pass
Moonlight silver on the grass

A neighbor waves from down the road
We laugh about the way we slow
Funny how the world gets small
Right before it feels like all

[Bridge]
I used to run toward everything
Now I listen when the church bells ring

Peace was never very far
It was waiting where the old stones are

[Final Chorus]
There’s a light inside these walls
There’s a light inside these walls
Not for the miles, not for the scars
Just for learning who we are

The roses climb, the vineyard glows
The sky turns red, the cold wind slows
And if tomorrow comes or not
Tonight is beautiful enough

[Outro]
Beautiful enough.