Randy Travis - The Carpenter lyrics

He was just a carpenter by trade He learned from His Father at a very early age There was something special in the man There was much more to His life Than just working with His hands And He'd say "There's no home I could design That would match the one you'll find When you leave this world behind If you'll only take the time." To love your neighbour like your brother Treat your brother like a friend Always turn the other cheek Help the weary and the weak Make the time for young and old And as your life unfolds Each kindness that you've shown Will be the nails and hammers As you build your final ladder In the manner of the carpenter of old You could feel compa**ion in His eyes But only fools that hurt Him did not realize That He was speaking to us all The righteous and the mighty The silent and the small And He'd say, "There's no home I could design That would match the one you'll find When you leave this world behind If you'll only take the time." To love your neighbour like your brother Treat your brother like a friend Always turn the other cheek Help the weary and the weak Make the time for young and old And as your life unfolds Each kindness that you've shown Will be the nails and hammers As you build your final ladder In the manner of the carpenter of old He was just a carpenter by trade He learned from His father at a very early age