Lyrics
[verse]
Father, you were silent when words should have come,
I learned my language where there were none.
You gave me your hands, you gave me your stubborn will,
And a shadow that's walked with me through the years still.
[verse]
Not everything you gave me, I understood right away,
Not everything you carried, I could carry the same.
But living inside me is a phrase you once said,
That you can't do it alone - you have to reach out instead.
[chorus]
Sometimes you can't make it on your own, no,
Sometimes you need somebody's hand.
Don't be ashamed to ask when you're against the wall,
Love doesn't count what you owe or demand.
[verse]
I spent so long running from your silence,
Looking for warmth in other voices instead.
But now I see that all of that distance
Was just the way that you knew how to love.
[chorus]
Sometimes you can't make it on your own, no,
Sometimes you need somebody's hand.
Don't be ashamed to ask when you're against the wall,
Love doesn't count what you owe or demand.
[bridge]
I won't ask anymore for forgiveness,
I'll just say - you taught me how to move on.
Through the dark rooms, through the quiet silence,
I carried the love that you never could voice.
[chorus]
Sometimes you can't make it on your own, no,
Sometimes you need somebody's hand.
Don't be ashamed to ask when you're against the wall,
Love doesn't count what you owe or demand.
