blood of blood beyond the snow kissed streams and mountains i ve fought through the flood to lay them deep beneath the ground so just bite your tongue you hurt more spirit than skin i bruise i heal and it begins again my fear is we re too late my fear is we won t relate won t relate it s all in the message you make and the innocence you take you left the lake so long ago but you need to know i won t let you go all of the missteps you ve made have all began to fade as you wade the marsh to find a home i need you to know i won t let you go we ve been silent for seasons though we both have our reasons now we stand to mourn the dead attacked at the heart maybe that keeps us connected you hurt more spirit than skin i bruise i heal it s all in the message you make and the innocence you take you left the lake so long ago but you need to know i won t let you go all of the missteps you ve made have all began to fade as you wade the marsh to find a home i need you to know i won t let you go i don t wanna let you go  i met a girl and we fought and fought her family pushed so we tied the knot i could ve used a father s hand could ve used a father s hand it ended fast and i fell apart self medicating a broken shattered heart i could ve used a father s hand could ve used a father s hand i turned from god barely looking up i fell and fell hoping you would pick me up i could ve used a father s hand could ve used a father s hand you ve missed so much as i write it all comes pouring out all i needed was for you to search me out i could ve used a father s hand could ve used a father s hand now i regret all the time i ve lost we made our points but was it worth the cost i could ve used a father s hand could ve used a father s hand i hope you re proud of the man i am i need our hearts to connect i could ve used a father s hand could ve used a father s hand you did what you had to do you gave what was shown to you i forgive you