Lyrics

The Big Hand


Verse: I remember the day I found it,
In granddad's attic, with my daddy, time had cracked it.
He said, "We can fix it."
It was a grandfather clock, and it had stopped at 6:00.
Dad's eyes lit up, as he told me,
"I helped your granddad build it."

Build: Then he shared with me his dad's philosophy.
He said, "Son, this clock's a lot like you and me . . .


CHORUS: I'm the big hand, you're the little hand.
As you follow me in time you'll see the master plan.
One day you'll have your own child and you will understand,
What it means to be a man,
When you're the big hand, leading the little hand.


Verse: With tears in his eyes, he touched it,
Gently rubbed it, like he loved it, then he whispered,
"Dad, I miss you so much."
We took it downstairs, dusted it off.
He guided my hand with an oil-stained cloth.
That Sunday, somethin' passed between us.

Build: And we worked on it all afternoon long.
He said, "Son, this will be yours when I'm gone.


(Repeat CHORUS)


Half-verse: I remember the day my son found it,
In my dad's attic, time had cracked it, then he asked me,
"Daddy, can we fix it?"