We Build - Nichole Nordeman

It’s bigger than we thought

It’s taller than it ought to be

This pile of rubble and ruins

The neighbors must talk

It’s the worst yard on the block

Just branches and boards where walls stood

Did it seem to you

Like the storm just knew

We weren’t quite finished with the roof

When it started?

So we build, we build

We clear away what was and make room for what will be

If you hold the nails, I’ll take the hammer

I’ll hold it still, if you’ll climb the ladder

If you will, then I will build

On any given day

We could simply walk away

And let someone else hold the pieces

The lie that we tell

Says its better somewhere else

As if love flies south when it freezes

What I’m trying to say

In some clumsy way

Is that it’s you and only you

For always

That’s why we build, we build

We clear away what was and make room for what will be

If you hold the nails, I’ll take the hammer

I’ll hold it still, if you’ll climb the ladder

If you will, then I will build

What I’m trying to say

In some clumsy way

Is that it’s you and only you

Not just for now, not just today

But it’s you and only you

For always

So if you hold the nails, I’ll take the hammer

I’ll hold it still, if you’ll climb the ladder

If you will, then I will build