Love Stood Still

Verse 1

You stood beside the Tuscan road

Denim dark against the dawn

Stone walls watched the last lap turn

While the engines carried on

Your hands stayed still beside you

Your eyes held what you couldn't say

You spent your pride on one last run

To clear your boy's tomorrow's way

Pre-Chorus

No medal could repay you

No finish line could make it right

But he can wake to safer mornings

And walk toward a gentler life

Chorus

Hold your ground, though the whole world turns

Let the last flame fade behind

You gave him every mile you had

So he could leave the hurt behind

And if he asks who made him brave

Tell him love stood still that day

A father ran his final race

So his son could find his way

Verse 2

She held his small hand in the wind

White cloth crossed the racing air

Tears were bright upon the boy's face

Still he reached for you from there

You swallowed every bitter word

And let your old defenses fall

Not a hero without fear

Just a father giving all

Pre-Chorus

The road remembers every turn

The stones keep watch beneath the sky

You couldn't choose the years behind

But chose what he would carry by

Chorus

Hold your ground, though the whole world turns

Let the last flame fade behind

You gave him every mile you had

So he could leave the hurt behind

And if he asks who made him brave

Tell him love stood still that day

A father ran his final race

So his son could find his way

Bridge

No running now, no borrowed time

No arms to hide the truth away

Just one last look, a quiet vow:

Live free, my son. Be kind. Be safe.

Final Chorus

Hold your ground, though the whole world turns

Let the last flame fade behind

You gave him every mile you had

So he could leave the hurt behind

And if he asks who made him brave

Tell him love stood still that day

A father ran his final race

So his son could find his way

Outro

The road goes quiet, morning comes

His small hand held in hers

And every step that boy will take

Will carry what you were