[00:11.270] I have to be deliberate when I deliver this
[00:14.235] The words are on the tip of my tongue
[00:16.535] Lips quivering
[00:17.430] It's not cold outside but my body is shivering
[00:19.945] And the skin that I'm in is shaken deep to the core
[00:22.912] I'm pacing the floor like I have a nervous habit
[00:25.778] And I'm an anxious person but that's not the reason why
[00:28.769] It hurts to be a husband, seeing your wife cry
[00:31.564] Concerned for her emotions while I'm tripping over mine
[00:34.629] Holding my baby during the first day of her life
[00:37.560] Doctors come into the room saying something isn't right
[00:40.385] They couldn't tell us why
[00:41.981] So they started running tests at the ICU with wires connected to her head
[00:46.317] The imagery was intense, we just kept on praying
[00:49.418] Trying to stay calm, but in my mind it was mayhem
[00:52.309] We faced it as a family
[00:53.778] Never alone
[00:55.006] And I was smiling when we got to bring our baby girl home
[00:58.081] If I could tell you all my stories
[01:03.863] Then you would realize in yours it's not over
[01:10.238] I've been through so many battles
[01:15.437] And I almost lost myself, but now I'm back
[01:23.334] Now I'm back ... back again..
[01:33.238] I was in Portland writing this song
[01:36.191] Then I got a call that something was wrong
[01:39.109] It never crossed my mind that you might be gone
[01:42.035] Cause you were so young and your will was so strong
[01:44.772] On my way to the hospital
[01:46.383] I was driving slow
[01:47.962] Didn't really think it was your time to go
[01:50.640] When I arrived, I was calm, asking what happened
[01:53.750] They said after the cat scan I can chat with the chaplain
[01:56.563] And he's telling me you had a major stroke
[01:59.627] A vessel in your brain stem suddenly broke
[02:02.406] Took me to your bed, now it's just me and you
[02:05.375] Father and son in the emergency room
[02:08.333] I said a few words
[02:09.910] You couldn't even speak
[02:11.468] The only reason you're breathing is from a machine
[02:14.120] I'm always gonna miss you, but God gave me peace
[02:17.105] Letting go of regrets, holding on to the memories
[02:19.990] If I could tell you all of my stories
[02:25.778] Then you would realize in yours it's not over
[02:32.077] I've been through so many battles
[02:37.314] And I almost lost myself, but now I'm back
[02:44.176] Now I'm back ... back again..
[02:55.494] If I could tell you all my stories
[03:00.507] Then you would realize in yours it's not over
[03:07.287] I've been through so many battles
[03:12.494] And I almost lost myself
[03:30.646] If I could tell you all of my stories
[03:36.497] I'm sure you have many of your own
[03:41.652] If I could tell you all of my stories
[03:47.892] I'm sure you have many of your own...many of your own...