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I remember daddy's hands folded silently in prayerAnd reachin' out to hold me, when I had a nightmareYou could read quite a story in the callous' and linesYears of work and worry had left their mark behindI remember daddy's hands how they held my mama tightAnd patted my back for something done rightThere are things that I'd forgotten that I loved about the manBut I'll always remember the love in daddy's handsDaddy's hands were soft and kind when I was cryin'Daddy's hands were hard as steel when I'd done wrongDaddy's hands weren't always gentle but I've come to understandThere was always love in daddy's handsI remember daddy's hands workin' 'til they bledSacrificed unselfishly just to keep us all fedIf I could do things over, I'd live my life againAnd never take for granted the love in daddy's handsDaddy's hands were soft and kind when I was cryin'Daddy's hands were hard as steel when I'd done wrongDaddy's hands weren't always gentle but I've come to understandThere was always love in daddy's handsDaddy's hands were soft and kind when I was cryin'Daddy's hands were hard as steel when I'd done wrongDaddy's hands weren't always gentle but I've come to understandThere was always love in daddy's hands From Letras Mania