Verse 1:

No ink on the paper, no fine print to read

Just the weight of a promise, the roots of a seed

I looked in your eyes and I saw the truth there

A quiet understanding in the cool autumn air.

Verse 2:

The lawyers are waiting with pens in their hands

Mapping the borders of the heart and the lands

But we don’t need signatures to keep us aligned

The best kind of contract is the peace in your mind.

Chorus:

A handshake agreement, a knot in the thread

Honoring the words that we’ve already said

It’s heavier than gold and it’s stronger than stone

Knowing I don’t have to walk this alone.

Verse 3:

If the harvest is thin and the well starts to dry

I know you won't leave me with a corporate lie

You’ll be there at dawn with a shovel and spade

Because that’s the deal that we’ve already made.

Bridge:

In a world of "maybe" and "subject to change"

Honesty feels like something quite strange

But I’ll bet my life on the strength of your grip

And I won't let the spirit of this promise slip.

Verse 4:

When the shadows get long and the fire burns low

We’ll remember the seeds that we managed to sow

Not because we were forced, but because we chose

The grace of a promise that everyone knows.

Chorus:

A handshake agreement, a knot in the thread

Honoring the words that we’ve already said

It’s heavier than gold and it’s stronger than stone

Knowing I don’t have to walk this alone.