All the words I never said |
LyricsAll the Words I Never SaidWritten by Yves Stilmant © 2025 (Father to his daughters -- one near, one far) Verse 1 There were nights I sat alone Just staring at your baby shoes Thinking how I'd say the things That fathers somehow always lose You smiled and reached, I looked away Afraid I didn't know the way Verse 2 To the one who shares my coffee now And calls me when she's feeling down You've taught me grace I never knew You stayed when I had no clue how And to the one I never held You haunt the words I never yelled Chorus These are all the words I never said The late-night prayers that filled my head The "I'm so proud" I kept inside The tears I fought, the times I lied The "I love you more than life itself" I buried deep upon a shelf But if my heart could speak instead You'd drown in all the words I never said Verse 3 You didn't ask for strength or gold You needed arms to just be home But I was chasing dreams and ghosts And tried to carry it alone But every road and every bend Led back to you, again and again Chorus These are all the words I never said The lullabies I sang in bed Inside my mind, when time was cruel And distance made a stubborn fool Forgive the silence, not the care I've loved you more than I could dare You were the reason that I bled You are all the words I never said Bridge One photo frame I kiss each night The other warms my world in light And both of you -- you are my prayer My greatest ache, my answered air Final Chorus (soft, intimate) These are all the words I never said The ones that still play in my head I wish I'd said them face to face Instead of through the years and space But if a song can build a bridge Let every line be love I give You are the tears that I have shed You are all the words I never said Outro And I love you... More than all the words I never said. |
| Song Length: 4:01 |
| Primary Genre: Country-Contemporary |
| Secondary Genre: - |
| Lead Vocal: Male Vocal |
| Language: English |
| Era: 2000 and later |