Thank You Anyway

[Verse 1]
Uncle Brian
Uncle Roy
Your names still sit
On the edge of every story
That I never finished
Hand-me-down jokes
Old photos in a tin
I hear you in the laughter
When the family leans in
[Chorus]
I never got to say thank you
For showing me how to stay kind
Stay true
For standing in the doorway
Smiling while I grew
I never got to say thank you
So I'll say it now
Say it now for you
[Verse 2]
You taught me small things
I didn't even see
Like how a quiet person
Can still set someone free
The chair at the table
Saved like you'll walk through
And every empty place
Still points me back to you
[Chorus]
I never got to say thank you
For the hugs that outlasted bad news
For every little moment
That I just looked straight through
I never got to say thank you
So I'll say it now
Say it now for you
[Bridge]
Maybe you heard it
In the way I tried
To love like you loved
To stand by a side (oh)
If there's a way
These words reach you
They're simple and late
But they're honest and true
[Chorus]
I never got to say thank you
For the light that you left in each room
For the quiet kind of courage
That I borrowed from you
I never got to say thank you
So I'll say it now
Say it now for you
[Outro]
Uncle Brian
Uncle Roy
If silence ever spoke
It would sound like my heart
Finally finding those words you were owed

Warm acoustic pop ballad with male vocals; close-miked guitar and soft upright piano under intimate verses, brushed drums entering on the first chorus. Gentle bass and subtle organ pad deepen the second chorus, with stacked harmonies on the hook. Final lines pull back to just voice and guitar for a tender, lingering outro.