A Thousand Ways We Held On

gathered close under the harvest moon laughter rise laughter rises like a river we all know daddy's hands built this home with sweat and pride mama's voice sang us through through the long countryside brothers messing in the dirt sisters sharing dreams chasing sunsets mending all our scenes through the lean years and the bountiful days we held on tight in a thousand ways oh family you're my anchor my light in the joy and the heartache we shine so bright blood and bones and unbreakable ties family forever under these wide open skies now the table's full again stories overflow empty chairs remind us of the love we know time can't steal what we've woven so true we're the roots the branches me and you oh family you're my anchor my light in the joy and the heartache we shine so bright joy and the heartache we shine so bright family forever under these wide open skies family forever singing one more time hand in hand oh through the end