"Through My Prayers" lyrics - THE AVETT BROTHERS

Hard to believe I won't see you again
We were just fighting when winter began
The coldness of our words
Competing with the wind from the north

[Bridge 1:]
Still they make me shiver
But in a very different way
The pages of the calendar kept turning away
I have some better words now
But it's too late to say them to you

My dream of all dreams
And my hope of all hopes
Is only to tell you and make sure you know
How much I love you and how much I always did

And yes, I know you loved me
I could see it in your eyes
And it was in your struggle and it was in your mind
And it was in the smile you gave me when I was a kid

[Chorus:]
Feels like no one understands
And now my only chance to talk to you is
Through my prayers
I only wanted to tell you I cared

[Bridge 2:]
Every night after and every day since
I found myself crying when the memory hits
Sometimes it knocks me down
Sometimes I can just put it away
Down in my mind where I don't care to go
The pain of a lesson is letting me know
If you have love in your heart
Let it show while you can

[Chorus:]
Yes now I understand
But now my only chance to talk to you is
Through my prayers
I only wanted to tell you I cared
I only wanted to tell you I cared