He sat up on the bed
and he watched
me packing
He already knew
I was leavin'
I took what I needed
but I sure left a
a lot still hanging
but I figured I'd get it
come the weekend
And he said
"Daddy when
you get there
are you gonna have a
refrigerator?"
I kinda laughed and said
"I guess I will"
Then he handed me
a tracing of his hand
on the back of a
a piece of paper
and a magnet
And my heart stood still
when he said
"Put your hand in mine
and I'll be there any time
When it feels like
you could use a friend
I'll be there
to lift you up again
you can reach out to me
any time
And put your hand
in mine"
Well I drove past
the Hardin Baptist Church
though it wasn't really
on the way to my hotel
Beside me on the seat
I was looking at
five small fingers
when I heard
the chapel bell
And it took me
back another life ago
when our
our hearts were open
Oh back when
we could still agree
Back when the future
that we had
was full of hope and
you and I we got down
on our knees and said
"Put your hand in mine
and I'll be there
any time
When it feels like
you could use a friend
I'll be there
to lift you up again
you can reach out to me
any time
And put your hand
in mine"
I couldn't even
stay away one night
I noticed you left
on the light
And I've only got
one thing to say
"If you're not too tired
and it's not too late
Put your hand in mine
and I'll be here all the time
when it feels like
you could use a friend
I'll be here
to lift you up again"
Would you reach out
to me one more time
and put your hand
in mine?
Would you reach out
to me just one more time
and put your hand
in mine?