Rob Landers - Stone By Stone Lyrics

I walk along the riverbed
Hands dusted white with sand
Turning over weathered stones
Some too jagged, some too bland
Some will crumble in my hand
Some just don't belong
I'm searching for the one that fits
The one that's firm and strong
Not every stone can bear the weight
Not every stone will hold
Some will crack beneath the strain
Stone by stone, I build this wall
With care, with trust-I place them all
Not just any piece will do
It takes the right ones to stand tall
I've seen stones that gleam like gold
Shatter when they fall
Others, rough and scarred by time
Yet hold against it all
Some just never find their place
No fault in shape or size
A wall is built from those that stay
The ones that stand and rise
Not every stone can bear the weight
Not every stone will hold
Some will crack beneath the strain
Stone by stone, I build this wall
With care, with trust-I place them all
Not just any piece will do
It takes the right ones to stand tall
I lay them down, one by one
A pattern shaped by time
And when the wind comes roaring through
The strongest ones will bind
So here I stand, my work half done
Still searching through the stream
For stones that stand, for friends that last