[Verse 1]
He carries the weight of a world no one sees,
Still water that runs where the undertow breathes,
A mind like a current, heart like a tide,
He thinks through his feelings and feels deep inside,
Reserved on the surface, but quietly bright,
A man built on values, a man built on right,

[PreChorus]
They see the steady hand, the calm, the composed,
But there's a whole ocean nobody knows,

[Chorus]
Dale, you were written in patient and deep,
A soul the stars fashioned for those they would keep,
The tide in you rises, the light in you stays,
Dale, you were made for more than they could say,

[Verse 2]
He loves like a craftsman, intentional, true,
The small things he notices, the things he'll redo,
He tends to the hearth and the people inside,
He gives without asking and carries with pride,
He may not speak loudly, but when words appear,
Every single one of them lands like it's clear,

[PreChorus]
He's chased the balance harder than anyone knew,
Still finding himself in the things that he'd do,

[Chorus]
Dale, you were written in patient and deep,
A soul the stars fashioned for those they would keep,
The tide in you rises, the light in you stays,
Dale, you were made for more than they could say,

[Verse 3]
There's a fire beneath all that stillness and ground,
A will that moves mountains without making a sound,
He's carried some aching he never quite named,
Some rooms in the heart where the echoes remained,
But every storm survived became stone underfoot,
And every hard winter just deepened his root,

[PreChorus]
The peace that he offers the world every day,
Came through all the places he had to remake,

[Chorus]
Dale, you were written in patient and deep,
A soul the stars fashioned for those they would keep,
The tide in you rises, the light in you stays,
Dale, you were made for more than they could say,

[Verse 4]
He's never needed the spotlight to know that he's real,
His worth doesn't waver with whatever they feel,
He builds what will last and he loves what is true,
The world keeps on turning because of men like you,
The cosmos aligned at the hour of your birth,
And placed something rare and irreplaceable here on this earth,

[PreChorus]
You don't have to earn it, it's already yours,
The light that you carry is what you were born for,

[Chorus]
Dale, you were written in patient and deep,
A soul the stars fashioned for those they would keep,
The tide in you rises, the light in you stays,
Dale, you were made for more than they could say,

[Bridge]
You are steady when the ground gives way,
You are shelter, you are depth, you are grace,
The universe carved you with purpose and care,
And everything you are belongs here,

[Outro]
So rest in the knowing, you've always been enough,
The tides that shaped you only proved how strong you are,
Dale, you were mapped by the moon and the morning star,
And everything you are belongs exactly where you are,