[Intro]
Yeah—95 on the clock, keys warm, drums bounce
Windsor night, river glint, we move with purpose
[Verse 1]
Marcus on a bench by the Ambassador Bridge, breath fogs the air,
Hoodie pulled up, cardboard pillow, winter’s weight in his stare.
Footprints on the riverwalk, flash of headlights, breath like smoke,
He folds his hands, counts a prayer, remembers every promise he spoke.
No shame in the silence—just a name, a face, a map of scars,
Ouellette shelters blinking neon, volunteers packing jars
Of soup, clean socks, a Bible wrapped with care—hands that steady the load,
Compassion on the corner, not a sermon to scold but a warm code.
[Pre-Chorus]
From the cold nights by the refineries to the bridge that spans the lights,
We pass blankets, pass hope—pass stories through the hardest nights.
[Chorus]
We need Jesus — the light that won't fade
We need Jesus — the light that won't fade
(From Windsor's riverfront to hands that are afraid)
[Verse 2]
On Ouellette Ave they gather, outreach vans lined in a row,
Past the shelters, past the motels where neon keeps the shadows slow.
Ana folds a flyer—housing list, a clinic on the map,
Volunteers fold hands, pray, then hand a sandwich in a paper sack.
No judgement—just a number to call, a door to open wide,
A city-team circle, join the chain, we walk the banks, we do not hide.
Ambassador’s silhouette, lights like stitches on the night,
We stitch community with gospel chords and laced up sneakers tight.
[Pre-Chorus]
He’s in the soup lines, in the handshake, in the coat passed round,
He’s in the shelter’s whisper, in the footsteps on the ground.
[Chorus]
We need Jesus — the light that won't fade
We need Jesus — the light that won't fade
(From Windsor's riverfront to hands that are afraid)
[Bridge — Spoken Word]
Listen—
This is for the man who keeps his story folded in his jacket,
For the woman who’s been warming her hands on a styrofoam cup,
For the kid who watches the bridge and thinks of somewhere else—
Jesus walks the alleys, Jesus meets us at the makeshift beds,
He answers with a blanket, answers with food, answers with steady hands
Not just fixes—he plants a hope that grows like green through concrete cracks.
[Production note: spoken-word moment, tempo ~98 BPM; build with warm keys and soft gospel pads]
[Chorus — Gospel Harmonies]
We need Jesus — the light that won't fade (ahh, ahh)
We need Jesus — the light that won't fade (ooh, lift it up)
(From Windsor's riverfront to hands that are afraid)
[Verse 3 — Rap Outro]
City council meetings, hearts at the table, plans with public grace,
Shelter beds, rehab options, faith and service lace the place.
Not a sermon of shame, but a call to stand, to band, to plan,
To hand a coat, rewrite the route, to lift each fallen man.
Bridge lights reflect on river, hope is not some distant praise,
It’s blankets, meals, a stable bed, and hands that mend the days.
[Final Chorus — Big, Hooky, Layered]
We need Jesus — the light that won't fade
We need Jesus — the light that won't fade
