from the struggle to the sunshine

Santa Ana… Costa Mesa… Two stories. One Savior. [Verse 1 – Male Rap] He was a boy lost in the struggle, Costa Mesa in his blood Drugs, addiction, prison walls that almost stole his love She was a beautiful girl on the other side of town Santa Ana streets, same chains dragging her down Both fighting demons in the dark, both running out of time Southern California sunsets watching them slowly die Until the day they stepped into the rooms of recovery And met the One who turns despair into a victory [Chorus – Female, pure and wide open] From the alleys to the sunshine From the struggle to the sky Jesus found them in the darkness Now they’re soaring side by side Southern California sunset Glowing with His grace Two broken hearts made whole Forever changed by His face [Verse 2 – Male Rap, rising intensity] Prison couldn’t hold him once the gospel hit his soul Her beauty once buried under pain now shines like gold They found Jesus and the rooms where the broken get made new Liveliness Crossing became the place their lives broke through Dark alleys turned to pathways, hopeless nights to morning light Demons silenced by the blood that makes the wrong things right Now they stand together telling every lost and hurting heart There’s a way out of the struggle — His name is where you start [Chorus – Female, fuller] From the alleys to the sunshine From the struggle to the sky Jesus found them in the darkness Now they’re soaring side by side Southern California sunset Glowing with His grace Two broken hearts made whole Forever changed by His face [Bridge – He was written off in prison… She was written off in the streets… But grace wrote a different story On both sides of the city Now every sunset over Santa Ana and Costa Mesa Sings the same refrain: From despair to soaring high In the power of His name Chorus – From the alleys to the sunshine From the struggle to the sky Jesus found them in the darkness Now they’re soaring side by side Southern California sunset Glowing with His grace Two broken hearts made whole Forever changed… by His face [Outro – Female soft, then strong] Hope lives here… Recovery is real… Walk with God. Walk with God.