The Backs of His Hands(Hallelujah!) - Sailship

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[00:00.00]The Backs of His Hands(Hallelujah!) - Sailship
[00:15.54]He had a black book wrapped in his little hands
[00:20.03]Its binding was frayed with age
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[00:23.50]It kept his heart held safe when the backs of his hands seemed strange
[00:30.13]
[00:31.54]He knew that top shelf better than he knew himself
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[00:35.68]It gave him strength to face the day
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[00:39.65]But then he lost his pride when his mother died
[00:44.20]And as the church bells rang still he sang
[00:48.91]Hallelujah to everyone
[00:52.85]Hallelujah like never before
[00:56.83]Hallelujah to all of the memories that made him miss her more
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[01:19.58]A couple years went by before he said goodbye
[01:24.15]And the pages continued to turn
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[01:27.61]He had them memorized every single line
[01:32.08]That his mother had taught him to sing
[01:34.99]And it sounded like
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[01:36.81]Hallelujah to everyone
[01:40.76]Hallelujah like never before
[01:44.79]Hallelujah to all of the shining seas and all of their shining shores
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[01:53.59]And when the image of his mother is gracing his sleeping thoughts
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[01:59.61]In the morning he wakes and prays all the things that he dreamt of
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[02:07.63]All because he never once thought of happiness as compromising his fears
[02:15.54]Some day hell love again and all the lessons she taught him then will appear