What the Quiet Hands Gave Me

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You never made a speech, you never asked for praise
You mended all my coats and walked me through the days
You left the porch light burning when I was out too late
And never said a word of it, you simply let me wait

Thank you for the quiet hands
That held the world together
Thank you for the steady ground
In every kind of weather
I did not see it then, I was looking at the sky
But I see it now, and here is my thanks
Before the years go by

You taught me how to hold a hammer, how to wait for bread
You taught me how a gentle word can mean what can't be said
I carried every lesson down roads you'd never seen
And every single mile of it was greener for your being

Thank you for the quiet hands
That held the world together
Thank you for the steady ground
In every kind of weather
I did not see it then, I was looking at the sky
But I see it now, and here is my thanks
Before the years go by

Some gifts are never wrapped in paper
Some gifts arrive in how you stayed
And I am made of all your mornings
Of every small and patient thing you gave

Thank you for the quiet hands
That held the world together
Thank you for the steady ground
In every kind of weather
I did not see it then, I was looking at the sky
But I see it now, and here is my thanks
Before the years go by

Thank you
For the quiet hands