This Patch of Ground

Southern Rock Ballad about kids in a rough neighbourhood growing up, getting into scrapes, looking out for each other and their hopes and dreams of something better.... ‪@RichardPoile63‬ [Verse 1] We were fourteen behind the feed-store sign With split lips, scraped knees, and borrowed time You held my jacket while I learned to stand I learned your silence; you learned my hand [Verse 2] We took the back roads past the county line Two cheap guitars and a five-dollar wine Your old man’s truck quit out by the creek We pushed till dawn, too proud to speak [Chorus] We grew up rough, but we grew up side by side Took every hard road with nowhere to hide Love came close, loss took its turn Pain left a mark, and hope still burned This may be all we get, this patch of ground Still I look up when the sun goes down [Verse 3] Then came the rent, the rings, the empty chair A goodbye folded in the clothes we shared We learned the world don’t bend because you’re kind But a friend will wait when you’re left behind [Chorus] We grew up rough, but we grew up side by side Took every hard road with nowhere to hide Love came close, loss took its turn Pain left a mark, and hope still burned This may be all we get, this patch of ground Still I look up when the sun goes down [Bridge] Now the boys we were are older men Still call each other when the dark rolls in We’ve buried some dreams, made room for a few And kept one small promise: I’ll show up for you [Final Chorus] We grew up rough, but we grew up side by side Took every hard road with nowhere to hide Love came close, loss took its turn Pain left a mark, but hope still burns This may be all we get, this patch of ground Still I look up—something’s coming around [Outro] Something’s coming around We’ll be here when it comes around