Title: One Last Hand to Hold
(Verse 1)
Your hand was always waiting 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 miles
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”
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”
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.
