Permanent

Lyrics

Verse 1:
We were sitting on the couch
I was wrapped up in my shame
I was tired and all burned out
From trying to be perfect
And falling down again

I have failed you and the kids
I had raised and lost my head
You didn’t shame or try to fix
When I said I was sorry
Took my face in your hands

Chorus:
My love does not depend
On what you’ve done or where you’ve been
My love a promise fixed
It’s written down, it’s permanent
It’s permanent

Verse 2:
There was something ‘bout that night
Grace became so real to me
With all my dark out in the light
Still I was loved
And it set me free

And I know you’re broken too
But to me you’ve been a sign
Of a love that sees right through
Wraps me up
Says “You are mine”

Chorus

Bridge:
Love sees my mess
But keeps no record of my wrong
When I protest
It bears the weight, absorbs the cost

Love sees the beauty
And sings a new name over me
My heart in answer starts
To hum the melody

Chorus

Words and music by Caroline Cobb (ASCAP). Copyright 2019 Caroline Cobb Smith.

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