[Intro]
In the quiet of the kitchen, where the clock hands slow down
I hear your footsteps in the hallway, like a soft, forgiving sound
[Verse 1]
I kept your chair warm with my memories, the wood wore a family glow
Your stories float in the steam of tea, where little hopes still grow
I traced your name on a recipe card, tasted summers long ago
And I learned to carry your laughter in pockets where the cold winds blow
[Pre-Chorus]
Some nights I reach across the dark and almost touch your whispered care
In every photo’s edge a harbor, in every glare a father’s stare
[Chorus]
I miss you more with every dawn, more than the words I never said
If forgiveness is a doorway, I’m waiting at the open thread
May the years mend what time has torn, bring us to a gentler line
Till then I hold our unfinished vows, and I’m learning to be kind
[Verse 2]
I found your handwriting in a letter tucked inside the rain
A map of routes we never rode, a compass showing love through pain
I kept the garden’s late bloom alive, where your voice would sometimes sing
And in the quiet, I hear you telling me to choose what mercy brings
[Pre-Chorus]
If I could step into a doorway where your breath becomes the air I breathe
Would you meet me halfway there, with steady arms and quiet ease?
[Chorus]
I miss you more with every dawn, more than the words I never said
If forgiveness is a doorway, I’m waiting at the open thread
May the years mend what time has torn, bring us to a gentler line
Till then I hold our unfinished vows, and I’m learning to be kind
[Bridge]
Maybe you’re listening somewhere between the rain and the sun
And every memory hums a lullaby of what we could become
If reconciliation is a road, I’ll walk it slow and true
With you beside me in the echoes of the things we both grew to view
[Chorus]
I miss you more with every dawn, more than the words I never said
If forgiveness is a doorway, I’m waiting at the open thread
May the years mend what time has torn, bring us to a gentler line
Till then I hold our unfinished vows, and I’m learning to be kind
[Outro]
So I’ll keep your light in the kitchen, and your patience in the hall
Until the heart learns to forgive itself, and love outlives the fall
