Verse 1 I watched you carry more than most And never once complain You traded sleep for certainty And shielded us from rain You bore it all without a word Like it was just your way I didn't see the weight of that Until I found my own one day Verse 2 I saw the calluses upon your hands The miles worn in your face You gave the best years of your life So we could have a safer place Every early morning every late night Every sacrifice made in between You were building something steady For a future you might never see Verse 3 You were always there before I woke A steady, silent kind of strong I never had to look too far To know exactly where I belonged You made the world feel manageable When everything felt too wide I didn't know how rare that was To always have you on my side Chorus I should have said it sooner I should have said it more That you're the reason I know how To walk back through a storm I love you and I mean it Not just today but every day These are all the things I should have said But never found the words to say Verse 4 I see your hands a little older now I see the grey strands in your hair And all those years I was so busy I didn't stop to show I cared But you were always in the background Quietly holding everything in place I didn't know that was a kind of love Until I saw it written on your face [Chorus] Bridge You deserve to hear it while you're here While I can look you in the eye So here I am standing in front of you With everything I've held inside Dad I'm proud to be your child And I hope I'm half the man you are Verse 5 Thank you for the hand you always lent For every moment that you gave For picking me up and setting me straight For every single time you stayed For teaching me to hold my ground To get back up and carry on I didn't always say it back But I was always glad you came along Verse 6 So I'm giving you these words now Every single one is true The greatest thing I never said Is how much I still need you You never needed a grand gesture You never asked me for a throne Just a phone call just a visit Just to know you're not alone [Chorus] Outro It's not too late to say it It's not too late to try I love you more than silence And I'm done letting it slide I love you I love you I just needed you to know Before the moment passes And I'm left here letting go

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