RAIN WAS
POURING DOWN
THE ROOF BEGAN
TO LEAK
SO I CALLED
THE CARPENTER
WHOSE SHOP
WAS UP THE STREET
I BEGGED HIM TO
COME QUICKLY
HE PROMISED
THAT HE WOULD
IT WASN'T LONG
'TIL I HEARD A KNOCK
AND ON MY
FRONT PORCH
HE STOOD
WISDOM IN HIS EYES
AND A TOOLBOX
IN HIS HAND
I TOLD HIM I WAS
DESPERATE
HE SEEMED
TO UNDERSTAND
I DIDN'T KNOW
WHAT WAS IN STORE
ON THAT DARK
AND RAINY DAY
WHEN THE
CARPENTER CAME
I ASKED HIM
TO COME IN
HE SET HIS TOOLS
DOWN ON THE FLOOR
HE SEEMED TO KNOW
HIS WAY AROUND
LIKED HE'D SEEN
THE PLACE BEFORE
RIGHT AWAY
HE WENT TO WORK
HE KNEW
JUST WHAT TO DO
IN NO TIME FLAT
HE FIXED THE ROOF
AND I THOUGHT
THAT HE WAS
THROUGH
BUT THEN HE
TORE DOWN
ONE WHOLE WALL
DIDN'T ASK ME
IF HE COULD
AT FIRST
I WAS FURIOUS
THEN I SAW
THE ROTTEN WOOD
HE TOLD ME NOT
TO WORRY
THAT HE'D BUILD IT
BACK ANEW
HE SAID THAT IT MIGHT
TAKE SOME TIME
BUT HE'D STAY
TO SEE IT THROUGH
WITH WISDOM
IN HIS EYES
AND A TOOL BOX
IN HIS HAND
I THOUGHT HE'D COME
JUST TO
PATCH THINGS UP
BUT HE HAD
BIGGER PLANS
AFTER ALL
HE'S DONE FOR ME
I WON'T FORGET
THE DAY
WHEN THE
CARPENTER CAME
HE'S STILL AT WORK
TODAY
HE SAYS
THAT HE WON'T STOP
TILL THIS HOUSE
IS PERFECT
FROM THE BOTTOM
TO THE TOP
I'VE LEARNED THAT I
CAN TRUST HIM
SO I'LL WAIT PATIENTLY
AND IF IT TAKES FOREVER
WELL THAT'S ALRIGHT
WITH ME
WITH WISDOM
IN HIS EYES
AND A TOOLBOX
IN HIS HAND
I THOUGHT HE'D COME
JUST TO PATCH
THINGS UP
BUT HE HAD
BIGGER PLANS
AFTER ALL
HE'S DONE FOR ME
I WON'T FORGET THE DAY
WHEN THE
CARPENTER CAME
WHEN THE
CARPENTER CAME