David

[Verse 1]
Some years arrive like summer rain
And some roll in like thunder
Two hard years came knocking at our door
And pulled me way down under
But every night you held my hand
And never let me wonder

[Chorus]
Happy birthday, David, my steady light
You lift me up and you hold me tight
Patient and kind when the road gets long
You believe in me, keep my heart strong
Through every storm, you've been my place
My steady light, by God's good grace

[Verse 2]
You sat beside me through the fight
In those cold and sterile chairs
You brushed the hair back from my face
And whispered all my prayers
You believed in me when I could not
You carried what I couldn't bear

[Chorus]
Happy birthday, David, my steady light
You lift me up and you hold me tight
Patient and kind when the road gets long
You believe in me, keep my heart strong
Through every storm, you've been my place
My steady light, by God's good grace

[Bridge]
Now your knees are aching, love
And it's my turn to hold you near
I'll carry you the way you carried me
With every step this year

[Verse 3]
But first we fly to California
Where our Laura Grey will need us there
The week before the Christmas lights
We'll hold her hand in prayer
Our family's bound by something deep
With love enough to spare

[Chorus]
Happy birthday, David, my steady light
You lift me up and you hold me tight
Patient and kind when the road gets long
You believe in me, keep my heart strong
Through every storm, you've been my place
My steady light, by God's good grace

[Outro]
Another year, another prayer
Another chance to love you more
My steady light, my every day
You're the one my heart beats for