Hands… Oh these hands. These hands of steel, make the bread, Family of 6 rely on these hands, they've Put food on the table, twenty-two years now. Oh these hands— Twice the size of the Men of Renown. Stacking bricks everyday, day after day, these hands stack! Days to weeks, weeks to years. Man Oh Man, can I say these hands have done their share and put us in the fair. Man… oh man… I still remember as if it we're yesterday, these hands failed the day............ These hands built bridges—Golden Gate weight. second round, Tyson goes down these hands could deal the weight! Pound for pound these hands didn't mess around Pound for Pound these hands started the count down! As I walked out, the crowd would Roar! Hands of steel Started The Count Down! Boy Of Boy God Blessed me with Large hands, and the strength to go with them, i Wielded these hands through out the years of my life, bringing great joy and triumph to the clan, Everyone fails to bring up how these hands failed me, how these hands failed my whole family that great and dreadful day. Hands of steel, still failed that day, Built my world, watched them slip away, Held them close with my hands of steel, Swore the grip was locked and sealed, Now my heart bleeds, my wounds don't heal. Bleeding out caused by hands of steel. The beast came down from the bright blue sky, no warning, no shield, this beast Hit the ground as an F-4 ramping up in speed. No cover. No time. Two blocks out. Nowhere to go. with my 2 girls by my side, Should I run, Should I hide, Too late, the beast was upon us grinding at my feet. Hands of steel, still failed that day, Built my world, watched them slip away, Held them close with my hands of steel, Swore the grip was locked and sealed, Now my heart bleeds, my wounds don't heal. Bleeding out caused by hands of steel. I grabbed my girl- I grabbed my wife, Put them between me and the choke-cherry tree. I stead fast gripping the tree. Held my girls as they we're apart of me. Standing here gripping the tree, with my loved one's between me, They pulled me from the hood when I became lost, They we're the only thing worth the cost. My two girls cracked my shell, Showed me love and broke hell's spell. They showed me how 2 live without pain, And love that didn’t come with chains, A God who sent His only Son, To teach us love and how not to feed the flesh. As I gripped that tree that day, I began to see that my life was about to be Ripped Away! Hands of steel, still failed that day, Built my world, watched them slip away, Held them close with my hands of steel, Swore the grip was locked and sealed, Now my heart bleeds, my wounds don't heal. Bleeding out caused by hands of steel. These hands used to be steel and joined with a man who did not fail. But now I'm just a man with no hands that can feel-shoving my tears down the reel. Never heard the words— “Let go… and let God.” Negative forces playing the puppeteer. Sadness to pain........................ Pain to rage.............................. The puppeteer smiles. Hands of steel, still failed that day, Built my world, watched them slip away, Held them close with my hands of steel, Swore the grip was locked and sealed, Now my heart bleeds, my wounds don't heal. Bleeding out caused by hands of steel. Someday those words will take their place, Stitch the wound time couldn’t brace. The strings will snap, the pull will cease, The hands will rest, and together my hands of steel will find the peace.