Same Hands

Same Hands

Cody... I watched you change that tire in the rain last week and not even call me.
Eighteen years, and somewhere in there you stopped needing me — and started being me.
Come here, kid. Let your old man say it.

[Verse]
I framed this house with a second-hand saw
Showed you the cut, the kickback, the law
You used to hold the flashlight, just a kid
Now you hold the whole thing up — like I did

[Chorus]
Cody, you got my same hands (same hands)
Rough in the knuckle, slow to demand
You became a man when I wasn't looking, son (looking, son)
Same hands as your old man — and a better one

[Verse]
You worked all summer, didn't spend a dime
Paid your sister's books, didn't make it a sign
You don't say much, neither do I
We fix what's broke and we let it ride

[Chorus]
Cody, you got my same hands (same hands)
Rough in the knuckle, slow to demand
You became a man when I wasn't looking, son (looking, son)
Same hands as your old man — and a better one

[Bridge]
(mmm, Cody)
I spent your whole life scared I'd mess it up
Turns out you were watching when I thought you weren't —
and you turned out tough

[Final Chorus]
Cody, you got my same hands (same hands)
Rough in the knuckle, slow to demand
Go build your own house now, son (own house, son)
Same hands as your old man — and a better one

[Outro]
(hey, Cody)
A better one