[Verse 1]
He was ten in the backseat glow
County road and a bending tow
One hard turn and the world went numb
A siren wrote what the night had done
[Verse 2]
Mom said brave, but brave felt thin
He wore that ache under his skin
Every birthday, every fall
He heard one voice in the hallway walls
[Pre-Chorus]
Years went by like fence-line rain
Still the same shape of that pain
He learned to smile, learned to stand
But grief lived deep in his hands
[Chorus]
Then four small hands
Pulled him back
Two girls, two boys
On a kitchen mat
Four small hands
Held his heart
What broke long ago
Finally fell apart
(Healed his heart)
(Healed his heart)
[Verse 3]
First came a girl with her mother’s eyes
Second a boy with a crooked smile
Then another girl, then another son
And the house got loud with the weight of love
[Verse 4]
Tiny socks on the hallway floor
Fingerprints on every door
Little feet in the morning light
Made room for the ache to leave his side
[Pre-Chorus]
He still missed the man he lost
Still counted every scar and cost
But in their laughter, clear and bright
The dark let go a little at a time
[Chorus]
Then four small hands
Pulled him back
Two girls, two boys
On a kitchen mat
Four small hands
Held his heart
What broke long ago
Finally fell apart
(Healed his heart)
(Healed his heart)
[Bridge]
Now he tells them, “Hold on tight
Love can find you twice in one life”
And when they run into his arms
The old hurt loosens, stone by stone
[Final Chorus]
Four small hands
Pulled him back
Two girls, two boys
On a kitchen mat
Four small hands
Held his heart
What broke long ago
Finally fell apart
Four small hands
Made him new
His daddy’s gone
But he made it through
(Healed his heart)
(Healed his heart)