I Didn’t Hold That Hand

The hands that once held me tight
Were always warm and full of light
Without a word, they’d calm my fear
Wider than the world, always near
Now those hands are rough and worn
Etched with years they have borne
And all I do is simply stare
I can’t do much just stand and care
Why didn’t I see it then?
How hard your days had always been
The love I took so endlessly
I finally see what it meant to me
I wish I held your hand back then
Wiped away those silent tears again
Now it’s too late for my regret
So I’ll sing the words I can’t forget
You woke before the morning light
And slept the last in quiet night
Those tiring days you gave for me
I saw them all so carelessly
Now the memories return in waves
Each moment that your youth gave
The years you gave to make me grow
Were all the life you used to show
You were the light I didn’t see
A life laid down so selflessly
And now I bow my head in shame
For never saying your sacred name
Why didn’t I see it then?
How priceless were your hands back when
Now I can’t even hold them tight
Can’t go back and make it right
I just want to hold them now
To feel your arms around somehow
But all I have is this song’s grace
To keep your touch in my embrace
Why didn’t I see it then?
How priceless were your hands back when
Now I can’t even hold them tight
Can’t go back and make it right
I just want to hold them now
To feel your arms around somehow
But all I have is this song’s grace
To keep your touch in my embrace