(Piano)
(Soft strings)
I never saw the miles you walked
The dreams you quietly put on hold
I only saw the doors you opened
Never the weight you chose to hold
You carried more than I could know
Behind a smile that never showed
While I was chasing distant stars
You were building roads back home
I thought the world would wait for me
Like somehow it was always mine
Never knowing every chance I had
Was bought with someone else's time
The older that I grow
The more I start to see
The life I proudly call my own
Was shaped by hands that carried me
Now every memory shines brighter
Every sacrifice more clear
And all the words I never said
Are finally standing here
To the hands that raised me
To the hearts that stayed
Through every storm I couldn't see
Through every mistake I made
If I stand here stronger
If I've become someone
It's because you never stopped believing
When I was still learning who I'd become
To the hands that raised me
This song belongs to you
Now I understand those sleepless nights
The worries hidden in your eyes
The way you carried every burden
So I could dream without disguise
And if I ever have a child
And watch them find their way
I'll finally know the kind of love
You gave to me each day
Every year reveals another truth
I couldn't see before
Love was never what you said
It was everything you did
To the hands that raised me
To the hearts that stayed
Through every storm I couldn't see
Through every mistake I made
If I stand here stronger
If I've become someone
It's because you never stopped believing
When I was still learning who I'd become
(Piano and strings only)
There are no words
Big enough
For everything you gave
But every step I take from here
Will carry your name
To the hands that raised me
To the hearts that stayed
Through every season of my life
Through every choice I've made
And when the years keep moving
And time has had its say
I'll still be thankful
For the hands that raised me
(Choir harmonies)
Thank you
For the hands that raised me