[Verse 1] Flour on the counter, Sunday morning light You never needed words to tell me it'd be alright Cracked knuckles, cold coffee, a ring of worn-out keys Two jobs, one prayer, and never once a "please" [Pre-Chorus] I thought strong was loud You showed me strong is quiet [Chorus] I want hands like yours That held a whole house up and never asked for applause Hands that wiped the tears and signed the rent Gave away everything and never felt spent I want hands like yours [Verse 2] Now I'm grown, and I'm tired, and I finally understand What it costs to carry someone's world in your hand You taught me how to braid, how to drive, how to leave You never taught me how you did it with no one holding thee [Pre-Chorus] I thought strong was loud You showed me strong is tired, and still shows up [Chorus] I want hands like yours That held a whole house up and never asked for applause Hands that wiped the tears and signed the rent Gave away everything and never felt spent I want hands like yours [Bridge - piano only] And if I ever get to see you again I won't say a thing, I'll just hold your hands Every line, every scar, every story they've told Is the map of the love that I was lucky to hold [Final Chorus - choir] I want hands like yours That held a whole house up and never asked for applause And when I'm old, and my own kids ask me how I'll open up my hands and say, "I learned it from her, I learned it from her" Hands like yours
