I used to hug and hold you tight Protect you through the scary nights And give you all the warmth and love A father could provide But distance has a cruel design It keeps a broken heart inside And now I extend my open hand... Hoping yours reaches out for mine I know that things were said in pain And words I know we both regret And if I could go back again I’d hold you in my arms instead My hand is still here open wide The one you used to hold on tight It’s steady, waiting patient here With all the ache inside me still The hand you once reached out to hold... Still waits for you though you have grown I leave my hand here just the same Still hoping you might call my name I used to be your hero once You used to run to me Now I feel like a fading ghost You never really see I taught you all the lessons I thought you’d need in life Yet I still wonder what it cost To lose you and your trust No matter what the distance brings I wait for you with love I know that I’m not perfect I thought I did my best But life can have its own plans That carried me away And maybe one day you will know The weight a father has to hold When you have a child of your own My hand is still here open wide The one you used to hold on tight It’s steady, waiting patient here With all the ache inside me still The hand you once reached out to hold Still waits for you though you have grown I leave my hand here just the same Still hoping you might call my name My hand is still here open wide The one you used to hold on tight Still waiting after all these years Ready to wipe away your tears
