Grandmother’s Hands

Lyrics

Verse 1
You left in the middle of a Monday
Coffee cup cooling by the sink
Your sweater on the back of the armchair
I still see the pattern in my sleep

Chorus
I didn’t get to say goodbye
Didn’t get to hold your hand that night
So I talk to the empty chair
To the quiet in the air
And I hope somehow it finds you on the other side
All the words I never said in time

Verse 2
You taught me how to fold the linens
How to stir the pot and taste the wind
Laughed when I got flour on your apron
Said
“One day
You’ll remember this”

Chorus
I didn’t get to say goodbye
Didn’t get to hold your hand that night
So I talk to the empty chair
To the quiet in the air
And I hope somehow it finds you on the other side
All the words I never said in time

Bridge
I keep your ring in a little glass dish
Your name on my tongue like a childhood wish
If love could have stayed
You’d be here in this room (oh)
So I’ll carry your stories
I’ll carry your tune

Chorus
I didn’t get to say goodbye
Didn’t get to hold your hand that night
But I’ll fill up the empty chair
With the way that you still care
‘Cause I feel you in my laughter and my tired eyes
Every “I love you” you left behind