Jeremy Facknitz

Lyrics

"The Promise"
(Lyrics and music by Jeremy Facknitz, copyright 2024 ASCAP all rights reserved)

VS 1
A kindergarten play is where a toddler comes of age
and so you told your dad that you'd be takin' center stage
He lit up like the moon, his smile came unfurled
He said, "Of course I'll be there, wouldn't miss it for the world!”
You believed his pledge was ironclad and couldn't bust
before so many shattered and you lost all sense of trust
But in that precious moment, you couldn't feel much higher
The promise when you’re 5 years old is all that you require

VS 2
Flowers on the trellis, tears in mother's eyes
bridesmaids matched in dresses more than half of them despise
A dinner fit for harvest with a cake that's 4 feet high
nothing lasts forever but you vow you're gonna try
You overheard a whisper 'tween the first and second course
how the best will have their troubles while the rest end in divorce
Yet in that precious moment you hold every soul's desire
The promise on your wedding day is all that you require

VS 3
There's magic to the dawn right before the sun comes up
with spirits dancin' wild just above your coffee cup
a brief and sudden shiver as you step outside your door,
shakin' off the thoughts that kept you up the night before
You held yourself to others, tossed and turned 'til you fell flat
but you broke free from your covers and stood up to all of that
Your tired, broken heart still holds your feet up to the fire
The promise of another day is all that you require
The promise of another day is all that you require