Lyrics

[Intro]
[Soft acoustic guitar with pedal steel]
[Verse 1]
Black coffee in a thermos, still dark outside
Work boots by the door, worn down with pride
You'd slip out quiet, tried not to wake us at all
I'd watch from my window as you'd walk down the hall
Those early morning goodbyes, year after year
The sound of your truck fading, till you'd disappear
Never heard you complain, not even once
About the weight on your shoulders, the bills, or the months
[Chorus]
Your hands tell the story that your words never could
Weathered and strong like old barnwood
Every callous and scar is a chapter of love
In a book that you wrote from sunrise above
[Verse 2]
Remember those Saturdays, fixing the Ford
Teaching me patience with each tool you stored
Baseball games missed 'cause overtime called
But you made it home somehow, standing tall
The night shift was harder, but paid a bit more
So you took it without thinking, that's what strength's for
I never knew then what those dark circles meant
Under your eyes as you gave every cent
[Chorus]
Your hands tell the story that your words never could
Weathered and strong like old barnwood
Every callous and scar is a chapter of love
In a book that you wrote from sunrise above
[Bridge]
Now my own hands are starting to show
The marks of the path that you helped me to know
And Dad, I finally understand why
You smiled through the tired, held your head high
[Chorus]
Your hands tell the story that your words never could
Weathered and strong like old barnwood
Every callous and scar is a chapter of love
In a book that you wrote from sunrise above