V1
Dad came home from Vietnam
A broken bitter man
Hard around the edges
missing his right hand
The war raged on inside of him
Ravaging his heart
The desolation in his eyes
'bout tore my mom apart

CH1
(She said) I'll give you Love,
I'll give you faith
I'll give you strength
I'll give you grace
but I need your trust
I need your time
I need your heart
Like you need mine

V2
He bought a horse in Eighty-One
who'd been beaten half to death
He felt the scars of his own damn war
Burnin’ in his chest
They couldn't break that stallion's will
By strap and curse and rope
The passion in those fiery eyes
Restored my father’s hope

CH2
(He said...) I'll give you Love,
I'll give you faith
I'll give you strength
I'll give you grace
but I need your trust
I need your time
I need your heart
Like you need mine

BR
We buried Dad 'neath the Live Oak tree
That ole’ horse visits every day
I watch them from my back porch swing
I can almost hear him say

CH (x2)
I'll give you Love,
I'll give you faith
I'll give you strength
I'll give you grace
but I need your trust
I need your time
I need your heart
Like you need mine

Songwriters: Sarah Cade Rooney, David O Cooper & Adam Fears