If I could tell you

🎵 LYRICS

I still see you on that old front porch

Sun going down, hands stained from work

You’d hum a tune I never knew

And laugh at the way the evening turned

Back then I thought I had forever

To learn the man behind those eyes

But the days ran fast like river water

And I let too many pass me by

If I could tell you now, I’d say I’m sorry (female echo: “sorry”)

For the times I didn’t stand as tall as you (female echo: “as you”)

I’d thank you for the roads you walked before me (female echo: “before me”)

And the love I never said, but always knew (female echo: “always knew”)

Yeah… you were stubborn, thought you knew it all

Didn’t see the weight he carried, how he never let it fall

Every scar on his hands was a story untold

While you were chasing things that never turned to gold

He taught in silence, you shoulda paid attention

Now you’re stuck with regrets you hate to mention

And you keep replaying those years in your mind

Wishing you’d slowed down, just to spend more time

Now you’re walking in his shadow, trying to find the light

Hoping he can see you fight to get it right

I carry your name like a worn-out Bible (female hum under melody)

Pages bent but the words still true (female hum continues)

Every prayer I send feels like it’s climbing (female soft “mmm”)

To find its way back home to you *(female soft “to you”)

If I could tell you now, I’d say I love you (female harmony: “I love you”)

For the man you were and all you gave to me (female echo: “to me”)

I’d promise I’ll keep trying, though I stumble (female echo: “though I stumble”)

To be the son you always hoped I’d be *(female harmony: “I’ll be”)