you were lost and needed help i hoped that you would turn to me and when you couldn t save yourself i watched you drown your misery i see the damage that you ve done every tear drop and misstep you know i could have saved you son i m the book you never read your grandaddy carried me in world war ii your grandma swears that i m the truth your parents hands were on me when they wed i m like a member of the family three generations you ve handed me down i m in the drawer by your bed i m the book you never read i can t take that first step for you when you take that step you ll find you are the key and i m the door to forgiveness and some peace of mind you know grandaddy carried me in world war ii your grandma swears that i m the truth your parents hands were on me when they wed i m like a member of the family three generations you ve handed me down and despite all they ve said i m still the book you never read when the world treats you unkindly and your heart s heavy with regret that s when i wish you would find me i m the book you never read your grandaddy carried me in world war ii your grandma swears that i m the truth your parents hands were on me when they wed i m like a member of the family three generations you ve handed me down i m in the drawer by your bed still the book you never read still never read