Hand to hold Momma

(Verse 1)

Momma, I was so used to having your hand waiting for me when the world got too loud

Soft and steady, never shaking, even when the sky fell down

You carried every heavy thing behind a quiet smile

Never let me see the weight you held for all those years

You’d squeeze my fingers gently and the storm would start to fade

Like nothing in this life could touch me while your hand stayed

(Chorus)

I always thought tomorrow would still find you here

A phone call or a doorway, never far, always near

I put off every visit, said “I’ll see you soon momma”

Took for granted that your light would never leave the room

Now the nights are colder and there’s no hand to hold

No quiet voice that whispers, “Baby, it’ll be okay… you’ll be okay”

(Verse 2)

You hid the cracks so carefully, the battles you fought alone

Made sure my sky stayed blue while yours was turning stone

I never asked how heavy it got, never saw you break

You just kept reaching out your hand for every step I’d take

I lived like you were endless, like the years would never end

Now all that’s left is silence and the ghost of where you’ve been

(Chorus)

I always thought tomorrow would still find you here

A phone call or a doorway, never far, always near

I put off every visit, said “I’ll see you soon momma”

Took for granted that your light would never leave the room

Now the nights are colder and there’s no hand to hold

No quiet voice that whispers, “Baby, it’ll be okay… you’ll be okay”

(Bridge)

If I could have one more moment, just one more time

I’d hold your hand so tightly and look you in the eyes

I’d tell you all the ways your love still carries me

That every sacrifice you made is living on in me

I’m gonna be alright, Momma… I promise you I will

All the strength you gave me is the reason I’m still standing still

(Final Chorus / Outro)

I always thought tomorrow would still find you here

But tomorrow never came the way I needed it to appear

I’d give anything to feel your fingers wrap around mine again

Just long enough to say the words I should have said back then

I miss you, Momma… more than these words can hold

There’s no hand left to make it okay

But I’m trying… I’m trying to be okay

For you.