[Verse 1, Male] There's a photo on the hallway wall Faded edges, I was two feet tall You were laughing, I was reaching up Didn't know then what love was [Verse 2, Female] You would hum me into quiet sleep Count the stars when I couldn't dream Every worry, you would make your own Before I knew what pain was for [Pre-Chorus, Both] Time moves like a river, pulling us along But some things never drift too far gone [Chorus, Harmony] Oh, the hands that held me first Still steady through the hurt Through every fall, every wrong turn You never let me hit the dirt And even now when I feel lost When the night is at its worst I still reach for the hands The hands that held me first [Verse 3, Male] Now the lines are showing in your skin And I see where I have always been Every road you walked to set me free Just to give me room to breathe [Verse 4, Female] I know I didn't say enough All the ways you gave your love But I carry every sacrifice Like a compass in my life [Pre-Chorus, Both] Time moves like a river, pulling us along But your voice is still my quiet song [Chorus, Harmony] Oh, the hands that held me first Still steady through the hurt Through every fall, every wrong turn You never let me hit the dirt And even now when I feel lost When the night is at its worst I still reach for the hands The hands that held me first [Bridge, Soft duet] If the day comes I'm alone You won't be far, I'll know In every word you left behind In every thread of time Love don't leave — it just comes home [Final Chorus, Full harmony] Oh, the hands that held me first Are the ones I feel in prayer In every step, in every breath I know you're still right there And when my world starts caving in And I'm lost inside the worst I still reach for the hands The hands that held me first [Outro – fading] Mm… the hands that held me first Still holding… still holding…
