Melissa

I walked through the shadows, carrying a heavy load

Lost out in the wilderness, looking for a better road

First the drugs tried to bind me, then the bottle pulled me down

But the spirit kept on moving, and my feet touched solid ground

Seven years of clear water, seven years in the sun

Lord, I look at my reflection and I see what grace has done

Oh, the grace of patience is a mountain we can climb

Taking every single footstep, one day at a time

I was broken in the valley, but the heavens pulled me through

Now I’m standing in the light, holding out my hand to you

Now the man that I love is fighting through the very same fire

But we’re lifting up our voices, and the choir's singing higher

I know the pain of the struggle, I know the weight of the night

So I’m sitting right beside him till the darkness turns to white

Fourteen days of a new life, two weeks of breaking the chain

With a patient kind of love, we are washing off the rain

Oh, the grace of patience is a mountain we can climb

Taking every single footstep, one day at a time

I was broken in the valley, but the heavens pulled me through

Now I’m standing in the light, holding out my hand to you

They say the road to redemption is narrow and steep

But the promise of tomorrow is a promise we will keep

I conquered my own demons, left the bottles on the floor

Now I'm a witness to the healing right inside my own front door

Lord, You gave me the patience, let my spirit be his shield

Every day we keep on walking is another sorrow healed!

Oh, the grace of patience is a mountain we can climb

Taking every single footstep, one day at a time

I was broken in the valley, but the heavens pulled me through

Seven years of being sober, now I'm walking next to you

Fourteen days and moving forward, hallelujah, we are free

Yeah, the light that saved my soul is shining down on you and me!