The boy only wanted to give mother something
And all of her roses had bloomed
Looking at him as he came rushing in with them
Knowing
her
roses
were
doomed
All she could see were some thorns buried
deep
And tears that he cried as she
tended his wounds
And she knew it was
love
It was one she could understand
He was showing his love
And that's how he hurt his
hands
He still remembers that night
as a child
On
On
his
mother's
knee
She held him close as she opened her
Bible
And quietly
started
to read
And quietly
started
to read
Then seeing a picture of
Jesus
he cried out
"Mama, he's got
some scars
just like mine!"
"Mama, he's got
some scars
just like mine!"
And he knew it was love
It was one he could
understand
He was showing his love
And that's how he hurt his hands
He was showing his love
And that's how he hurt his hands
Now the boy's
grown
and moved out on his own
When
Uncle
Sam
comes
along
A foreign affair, but our
young men
were there
And luck
had
his
number
drawn
It wasn't that long till our hero was gone
He gave to a friend what he learned from the
He gave to a friend what he learned from the
cross
But they knew it was love
But they knew it was love
It was one they could understand
He was showing his love
And that's how he hurt his hands
It was one
they could understand
He was showing his love
He was showing his love
And that's how he hurt his hands
"The Hand Song"
music and lyrics
Nickel Creek
please listen...it's hauntingly beautiful!
please listen...it's hauntingly beautiful!
(all photos taken by me at Der Stadt Friedhof Cemetery, Fredericksburg, TX)