The Glue That Held Us Together

[Verse] He was the oak in our backyard, standing tall and strong, Withered by the years, but he held us all along. Father, brother, friend, the anchor in our storm, Now the wind blows through the fields, and it leaves us feeling torn. [Verse 2] I see him in the sunrise, hear him in the rain, A laugh that echoes softly, a smile through the pain. Uncle with a kind heart, hands rough from the earth, He gave us all his wisdom, filled our lives with worth. [Chorus] Now the heartache, oh the heartache, can't be tamed, A void that’s left behind, forever changed. He was the glue that held us, kept us tight and true, Now we’re scattered pieces in a world without you. [Verse 3] The porch swing’s hanging empty, his boots left by the door, Sunday dinners missing laughter, won't be the same no more. We gather 'round his memory, stories old and new, Trying to find a pathway through these shades of blue. [Bridge] Nights are long and lonesome, shadows on the wall, It's hard to find the strength when the hero takes the fall. But in our hearts he's living, his love a guiding flame, Whispered words of comfort, echoing his name. [Verse 4] The farmland stretches barren, the barn now echoes still, Every corner speaks his presence, and always will. Brother in the golden fields, with a heart of gold, In our grief, we’re richer for the stories that he told.