Country Roots and Carrying On

Verse

I was raised where the fields roll wide, where the days were long and kind,

Where family meant everything and love was the steady kind.

Lost my dad back in ’07, felt the whole world shake that day,

But we learned to take it slow, one step, one breath, one prayer, one day.

Verse

My sister’s out there serving, and I’m proud of who she is,

My brother and the rest of us still holding tight to this.

I remember Uncle Karl racing, dirt flying in the air,

His crew cheering in the pit, and I wish I could go back there.

Chorus

But we carry on with country roots,

Through the heartache and the truth.

Life’s a roller coaster ride, but we hold on like we’re meant to do.

For the ones we’ve lost, the ones we love,

For the memories that still stay strong.

We stand together, we stay kind —

That’s how we keep on carrying on.

Verse

I still think about my classmates, Fargo South, the class of 2000 days,

Some gone too soon, but in my heart, their laughter never fades.

And sweet Nicole in her wheelchair, we were sisters in our own way,

I wore her name across my shirt, and I still carry her today.

Verse

My mom’s in a nursing home now, and some nights the tears still fall,

But love don’t fade with distance — it just echoes through it all.

And my seven cats remind me how love finds us where we are,

Cuddles, Little Sharon, Blue Rose, Scout, Pumpkin, Honey Tiger, Dakota —

Each one a little healing star.

Chorus

But we carry on with country roots,

Through the heartache and the truth.

Life’s a roller coaster ride, but we hold on like we’re meant to do.

For the ones we’ve lost, the ones we love,

For the memories that still stay strong.

We stand together, we stay kind —

That’s how we keep on carrying on.

Bridge

This world needs more kindness, more peace, more helping hands,

More smiling faces, more good hearts, more people who understand.

From the farm to the shelters, from the family to the friends we choose,

Love is the legacy we leave — and that’s the country truth.

Chorus

But we carry on with country roots,

Through the heartache and the truth.

Life’s a roller coaster ride, but we hold on like we’re meant to do.

For the ones we’ve lost, the ones we love,

For the memories that still stay strong.

We stand together, we stay kind —

That’s how we keep on carrying on.