Still Waters and Stories

[Title: Still Waters and Stories]

[Verse 1]
There’s a bend in the river where the morning lays low
And the sunlight dances where the cool winds blow
There’s a man with a tackle box, coffee in his hand
Knows the heart of the water like the lines in his hand

He don’t talk too loud, but when he starts in
Everybody leans a little closer again
With a half-smile grin and a tale from way back
You can almost see the whole world through Matt

[Pre-Chorus]
He knows when to cast
He knows when to wait
He knows some things in life
Can’t ever be rushed by fate

[Chorus]
He’s still waters and stories
A steady hand, a faithful heart
A friend you can count on
When life gets hard
He’ll give you the shirt right off his back
And never ask for nothing in return
He’s the kind of man you’re thankful for
The kind of man you learn from
Still waters and stories
That’s cousin Matt

[Verse 2]
Justin sits beside him with a pole in his hand
Learning more than fishing from a patient man
How to tie the right knot, how to read the sky
How to laugh when the big one gets away sometimes

Matt says, “Son, just breathe, let the river roll
Some lessons come slow, but they’re good for the soul”
And you can tell by the way that boy looks up at him
There’s more than fish getting reeled back in

[Pre-Chorus]
He knows when to speak
He knows when to pray
He knows the Lord is good
Even on the quiet days

[Chorus]
He’s still waters and stories
A steady hand, a faithful heart
A friend you can count on
When life gets hard
He’ll give you the shirt right off his back
And never ask for nothing in return
He’s the kind of man you’re thankful for
The kind of man you learn from
Still waters and stories
That’s cousin Matt

[Instrumental Break]
[Banjo picking, harmonica melody, fiddle lead]

[Bridge]
Some men make noise just to be known
Some men shine without a throne
Matt just smiles and casts his line
And leaves a little kindness every time

He’s got old stories and a young man’s laugh
A Bible kind of patience and a fisherman’s path
And if goodness had a sound on a quiet afternoon
It’d be Matt telling stories under a wide blue sky in June

[Final Chorus]
He’s still waters and stories
A steady hand, a faithful heart
A friend you can count on
When life gets hard
He’ll give you the shirt right off his back
And never ask for nothing in return
He’s the kind of man you’re thankful for
The kind of man you learn from

Still waters and stories
A calm soul with a line in the lake
Still waters and stories
Proof that good men still walk by faith
Still waters and stories
That’s cousin Matt

[Outro]
Yeah, that’s cousin Matt
With a patient heart
And a fisherman’s soul