The Other Side of the Fence Lyrics

The screen door shuts; it's quiet next door

I see your light go out just like before

You're carrying a weight I'll never quite know

But your eyes tell stories the darkness won't show

I can't reach across this old backyard line

But I know a love that's stronger than mine

"Love your neighbor as yourself" Jesus said

So I hit my knees beside my bed

I'm asking Him to heal what I can't mend

To bring you peace and strength again

On the other side of the fence

Jesus moves where my hands end

A pie on the porch a wave from the drive

It's all I can give but it keeps hope alive

Sometimes it feels like my prayers hit the wall

But I trust His love to reach through it all

These little things they're all I can bring

But His grace turns whispers into mighty things

"Love your neighbor as yourself" Jesus said

So I hit my knees beside my bed

I'm asking Him to heal what I can't mend

To bring you peace and strength again

On the other side of the fence

Jesus moves where my hands end

One day you told me you felt something change

A peace that filled the hurt and the pain

I smiled because I knew right then

It was His love breaking in

"Love your neighbor as yourself" Jesus said

So I hit my knees beside my bed

I'm asking Him to heal what I can't mend

To bring you peace and strength again

On the other side of the fence

Jesus moves where my hands end

I'll keep loving praying and holding on

Trusting Jesus all along