From underneath

From underneath
I wanted you
To see the first thing that I ever poured my heart into
You'll never know the pain that I've been through
I'm not so sure you'll ever know
and so I'll make you understand that words that filled my life
Were not from you but from my fathers hand
Do you remember that cold day in december
Leaving everything you knew behind

I may never know how it feels to stand beside you
Or take your hand
when I need some direction
And I may never know what it's like to see
You smile back at me or know you'd be proud of me

From underneath I promised you
Erase the past and let my heart forgive the former you
Replace the dark of old and start brand new
I never thought I'd see the day
I'd walk toward the end of life and turn the other way
I'm reaching out to take my fathers hand
Do you remember
That cold day in december
Leaving everything you knew behind

I may never know how it feels to stand beside you
Or take your hand
When I need some direction
And I may never know what it's like to see
You smile back at me or know you'd be proud of me