Hesitant Father ft. Jeff Partin Lyrics

The first thing I remember, I was staring at the mirror while you shaved

He was a hesitant father, a surprise to he and my mother, but I still saw him praying by my bed

Before words were said and lines we crossed, you were saved and I was lost without you, without you

I never thought to count the cost of the tension that my spring years brought, I was seventeen and knew it all that day

Anger grows from hurt and fear, the taproot of all the tears between us

Words were said and lines were crossed, you were safe and I was lost without you

That Bell of Truth was ringing clear, showing us what we held dear between us, between us

Hey dad, glad you called

There's something I think I need to say now that I got a child

I'm thinking now that the way you raised me, you were teaching me how to be a man

And that stubborn streak, though, that ran through you, it's in me too

Before words you said and the lines we crossed, you were safe and I was lost without you

That Bell of Truth was ringing clear, showing us what we held dear between us

Before words were said and the lines we crossed, you were saved and I was lost without you

And that Bell of Truth still rings clear, showing us what we hold dear between us, between us, between us