I Was There

I Was There

Verse 1

I built heroes in my heart, put their names up in the sky,

Never thought the hands I’d trust could leave me here to cry.

My sister whispered, “One day you’ll see what I already know.”

But love can blind a wounded soul, so I never let it show.

I stood beside your growing home when the world was closing in,

Held your fears with trembling hands, carried burdens on my skin.

I was just a kid myself, barely learning how to stand,

Still I gave you everything I had with open hands.

Pre-Chorus

Funny how the ones you lift

Can forget the weight you carried.

Funny how your quiet love

Can be buried by one chapter.

Chorus

I was there…

When your whole world fell apart.

I caught your tears, I held your heart.

I was there…

Long before I needed saving too.

But when my skies all turned to gray,

You looked at me and walked away.

Tell me…

Why was my pain so easy to lose?

Verse 2

I was only eighteen, scared, still finding who I’d be.

A grown man struck me down with words and hands that no one should ever see.

The wound that hurt the deepest wasn’t left there by his fists.

It was hearing that somehow I deserved a moment like this.

Years went by, I became a mom, doing all I knew was right.

You once looked me in the eyes and said, “You’re raising him just fine.”

Then life pulled me underneath where I could barely catch my breath.

I made mistakes I’m not proud of while I was fighting with myself.

I wasn’t asking anyone to tell me I was right.

I was hoping someone loved me enough to stay and help me fight.

Bridge

No, I’m not pretending I was perfect.

I’ve carried every choice I’ve made.

But mercy shouldn’t disappear

The moment someone’s life starts breaking.

You had your storms.

You had your flaws.

I never stopped believing.

So why, when I became the one who needed hope,

Did everyone stop seeing?

Final Chorus

I was there…

When your family needed one more hand.

I gave you everything I had.

I was there…

Before my own world came undone.

Maybe if I’d listened then,

I’d have saved this heart from breaking.

But one thing time will never steal,

One thing hurt can never heal away—

Tell your boys

I never stopped loving them.

Not for one day.

Not through the silence.

Not through the distance.

Not through the pain.

Because love like that…

Doesn’t leave.

Outro

Maybe one day they’ll hear my story.

Maybe one day they’ll understand.

I wasn’t asking to be perfect.

I was only asking for a family…

To hold my hand.