[Verse 1]
Uncle Brian
Uncle Roy
Your names still sit
On the edge of every story
That I never finished
Hand-me-down jokes
Old photos in a tin
I hear you in the laughter
When the family leans in
[Chorus]
I never got to say thank you
For showing me how to stay kind
Stay true
For standing in the doorway
Smiling while I grew
I never got to say thank you
So I'll say it now
Say it now for you
[Verse 2]
You taught me small things
I didn't even see
Like how a quiet person
Can still set someone free
The chair at the table
Saved like you'll walk through
And every empty place
Still points me back to you
[Chorus]
I never got to say thank you
For the hugs that outlasted bad news
For every little moment
That I just looked straight through
I never got to say thank you
So I'll say it now
Say it now for you
[Bridge]
Maybe you heard it
In the way I tried
To love like you loved
To stand by a side (oh)
If there's a way
These words reach you
They're simple and late
But they're honest and true
[Chorus]
I never got to say thank you
For the light that you left in each room
For the quiet kind of courage
That I borrowed from you
I never got to say thank you
So I'll say it now
Say it now for you
[Outro]
Uncle Brian
Uncle Roy
If silence ever spoke
It would sound like my heart
Finally finding those words you were owed