I got the phone call It was a Tuesday She said the scans were bad But it'll be ok Wish I could be like that I told my daughter "The world is changing" She said "Don't worry dad I'll found out where my place is" Wish I could be like that When all I want to do is hold on Maybe I could learn to let it go With open hands, open hands, open hands No one should have to take the world on Maybe I could learn to lose control When I try and I try and I don't understand I want to live my life with open hands Open hands, open hands I was in Nashville She called me crying She said they couldn't find a heartbeat And stopped trying Some things you can't get back Went to the desert To see my Old man He's moving slower now His memory is fading fast Some things you can't get back When all I want to do is hold on Maybe I could learn to let it go With open hands, open hands, open hands No one should have to take the world on Maybe I could learn to lose control When I try and I try and I don't understand I want to live my life with open hands Open hands, open hands I want to live my life with open hands Open hands, open hands