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The Wind was His Reply

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A weathered country meditation on a marriage under strain, a man walking into the fields, and God’s quiet presence in creation. Seven days hold together listening, repentance, creation’s witness, and the hard work of returning home in truth.

"The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth."
John 3:8

A song for the road you're on.

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The Wind was His Reply
Dirt Road Gospel Music
DirtRoadGospelMusic.com

[Verse]
You're pushing me away again
Same old fight, same old blame
I grab my boots beside the door
And walk out in the rain
Gravel crunching under me
Barn light cuts the black
Somewhere 'tween the house and field
I decide I ain't going back

[Pre-Chorus]
These four walls got too loud
This heart got too proud
I needed something solid
Something that won't divide

[Chorus]
Why is it I feel like a better man out here
Where the only thing that's judging me
Is the sky when it gets clear
You always blamed me for the way I made you feel
But these old fields don't lie to me
And these old fields just heal
I just breathe out here

[Verse]
The cattle don't ask questions
The fence rows hold their peace
I've mended more than wire out here
Trying to find some release
Daddy worked this ground before me
Said the land will tell you true
I been talking to these rows of dirt
More than I ever talked to you

[Pre-Chorus]
These four walls got too loud
This heart got too proud
I needed something solid
Something that won't divide

[Chorus]
Why is it I feel like a better man out here
Where the only thing that's judging me
Is the sky when it gets clear
You always blamed me for the way I made you feel
But these old fields don't lie to me
And these old fields just heal
I just breathe out here

[Bridge]
The house behind me glows
But it don't feel like home
Just four walls full of everything
We swore we'd never become
So I walk deeper in the dark
Where the tree line meets the sky
I asked the Lord what broke us
And the wind was His reply

[Chorus]
Why is it I feel like a better man out here
Where the ground beneath my boots
Is the only thing that's real
You always blamed me for the way I made you feel
And maybe you were right, darlin'
But a man can only break so long before he can't feel
I just breathe... out here

[Outro]
[spoken, slow fade]
The fields don't push me away
They just hold me where I stand