The hands that held us

VERSE 1
Two shadows in the hallway, silence in the air
Mama left us early, left an empty chair
Then a few years later, Father had to go
A brother and a sister, lost within the dark
Two tiny lonely embers looking for a spark
The world was getting cold, the walls were closing in
Before the real story was about to begin.

PRE-CHORUS
But then we felt a hand, so wrinkled and so kind
Leaving all the sorrow and the ghosts behind
She opened up the door, she took us by the hand
The strongest soul in all the weary land.

CHORUS
Oh, the hands that held us when the sky fell down!
The heart that kept us steady in a lonely town!
She traded all her rest for our future and our light
She guided every step through the middle of the night!
If it wasn't for her love, where would we be today?
She was the sun that chased the clouds away.

VERSE 2
She taught us how to read, she taught us how to pray
She worked until the silver turned her hair to gray
Books upon the table, bread upon the plate
She didn't let the shadows decide our lonely fate
Now the brother is a husband, the sister is a bride
With everything she gave us glowing deep inside
A university degree, a home filled with grace
All because we looked into her beautiful face.

PRE-CHORUS
She gave us every chance, she gave us every dream
She rowed the heavy boat against the silver stream
And now it’s our turn to hold her hand so tight...

BRIDGE
Now she’s sitting in the garden, watching flowers grow
Receiving all the seeds that she used to sow
The laughter of the children, the kisses on her cheek
A love so very strong, it doesn't have to speak!
WE OWE IT ALL TO YOU!

FINAL CHORUS
She was the sun that chased the clouds away!
The hands that held us!
The heart that saved us!

OUTRO
A brother and a sister...
Standing tall and free.
God bless you, Grandma.
You were our destiny.