SOUL ARCHIVE ROOM – Father Cry (Silent Tears) Lyrics

Father Cry (Silent Tears) – SOUL ARCHIVE ROOM Lyrics

Mm-mm

I wish I'd seen my father cry

He came home before sunrise

Mud on his boots, tired in his eyes

Set his dinner down, kissed my mama's cheek

Said, "I'm fine," like it was all he'd speak

Hands like ropes from the factory line

Shouldered every storm, never once complained

He traded his dreams for a safer floor

So I could walk through a better door

And I was young and I was blind

Thought strong men never broke in time

He held it in so deep, so long

I hear it now in every song

I wish I'd seen my father cry

Seen the hurt behind his eyes

I wish I'd seen the weight he wore

Before he left and closed that door

He gave me strength, he gave me grace

He gave his heart to keep us safe

Love was pain, he took it all

I wish I'd seen my father cry

He never talked about the road he lost

Or the letters folded in a box

The little house by the river bend

The boy he was before the man

He buried sorrow under work and prayer

Never let us know it lived in there

Now I see it in the lines you drew

Every sacrifice was me and you

And I was young and I was blind

Thought strong men never broke in time

You held it in so deep so long

I hear it now in every song

I wish I'd seen my father cry

Seen the hurt behind his eyes

I wish I'd seen the weight he wore

Before he left and closed that door

He gave me strength, he gave me grace

He gave his heart to keep us safe

Love was pain, he took it all

I wish I'd seen my father cry

Hey daddy, can you hear me now?

Up in heaven, take a bow

You did not have to be that brave

You did not have to hide the ache

If there were tears you couldn't let fall

I want you to know they were not wrong at all

It was okay

It was okay to cry

I wish I'd seen my father cry

Held his hand and told him why

I wish I'd seen the fear he hid

The man behind the life he lived

He gave me strength, he gave me grace

He gave his heart to keep us safe

Now I know the love that made him try

I wish I'd seen my father cry

I wish I'd seen

I wish I'd seen my father cry, yeah, mm

Mm-mm, mm-mm