You Were Always There
Unveiling Life's Unspoken Moments: You Were Always There
Lyrics
Can't remember my first mem'ry of you you were always there
Reflecting on the inability to recall the earliest memory of the person being addressed.
And now I know I never knew you well
Realization that the speaker never truly understood the addressed person.
But I was just a kid and you were always there to pick me up everytime I fell
Recollection of childhood when the addressed person provided support after the speaker's falls.
And you always warmed a blanket to wrap around my feet
Expressing care through actions, like warming a blanket for the speaker.
When you tucked me into bed to say my prayers
Memories of being tucked into bed by the addressed person for bedtime prayers.
And I'll bet I never thanked you among all the other things
Regret for not expressing gratitude for various things taken for granted.
That I took for granted cause you were always there
Acknowledging the constant presence of the addressed person.
Yes you were always there so we never took the time
Regret for not making time to share dreams with each other.
For you to tell me your dreams and me to tell you mine
Reflecting on missed opportunities to discuss love, happiness, and life's complexities.
And we never took the time to talk of love and happiness
Expressing the failure to explore meaningful conversations.
And life and death and heartache and pain and loneliness
Mentioning various aspects of life left unexplored – heartache, pain, and loneliness.
Why I don't even know if you were happy or if you could have been
Expressing uncertainty about the addressed person's happiness.
Or if you could have one wish what would it be
Pondering what the addressed person's one wish might have been.
Or what would you do differently if you could live again
Reflecting on hypothetical changes the person might have made if given a second chance at life.
And were you glad that you gave life to me
Questioning if the addressed person was glad to have given life to the speaker.
And I'd give anything to tell you am I glad that you were born
Expressing a willingness to convey gratitude if given the chance.
But you'll never hear the words I've learned to say
Regret for not expressing feelings before the addressed person's passing.
Cause before I got to know you died of loneliness
Revelation of the addressed person's death due to loneliness.
And they tell me I grew up and moved away
Mentioning the speaker's growth and separation from the addressed person.
Yes you were always there so we never took the time
Reiteration of not making time for meaningful conversations.
For you to tell me your dreams and me to tell you mine
Repeating the theme of missed opportunities in sharing dreams.
There were so many things that could have been but now we'll never share
Reflecting on the lost possibilities and experiences that will never be shared.
Cause kids don't know much and you were always there
Highlighting the limited understanding of children, emphasizing the constant presence of the addressed person.
No kids don't know much and you were always there
Reiterating the limited understanding of children and the constant presence of the addressed person.
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