I would have

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[Verse 1: Dad]
I still see your hands, stained with oil and dust,
Turning wrenches, fixing things, building up the rust.
I sat in silence, watching close,
But I never learned the things I miss the most.
You’d hum old songs, half out of tune,
A cigarette burning in the afternoon.
You could fix anything with just your hands,
But I never learned how to be that kind of man.
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[Pre-Chorus]
I thought there’d be more time, more words to say,
Now I’m talking to the wind, hoping it carries your way.
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[Chorus]
These are the words I never said,
The lessons I wish I’d learned instead.
The questions left hanging in the air,
The moments I lost, the things I can’t repair.
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[Verse 2: Skylyn]
You had this way of slowing time,
Soft-spoken patience when I’d lose my mind.
You’d wait through my storms, let the thunder die,
Never rushed the words, just met my eyes.
I wish I’d told you just once or twice,
You were my anchor, my peace, my light.
Maybe you knew, maybe you saw,
But damn, I wish I’d said it all.
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[Bridge: The What-Ifs]
If I could reach across the years,
Through all the silence, through all the tears…
I’d tell you, Dad, I should’ve asked,
To show me how to make things last.
And Skylyn, I’d take your hand,
Say- “You were more than you'll ever understand.”
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[Final Chorus: The Resolution]
These are the words I never said,
The lessons I wish I’d learned instead.
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But maybe somehow, you already knew,
Maybe love speaks without words, too.
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Mood: Nostalgic, bittersweet, deeply personal
 Acoustic guitar, soft piano, light strings, steady drums 
,country,rock