Featherweight in my hand There's something that I, I need to know And how is it that you can carry all this weight upon This weight upon your back? And Heather, life is all you believe in And Heather, some things that I, I need that I need to know Where you've been in my hope And featherweight in my hand There's something that I, I need to show you This world, that I've been and where I'm going, it's all that I owe you And Heather, you've always believed and dreamed in my soul And Heather, it's time that I tell you All that I've known is where you come from And all where I've grown is what you've believed in And things that I've known and the times spent offering The seed in your belly, a son you've never known and daughter to me Life's been the times that I've known And featherweight in my hand There's something that I need to tell you that you've always known You're a featherweight in my hand And your life seems to change me everytime that I grow And featherweight in my hand There's times that I see you and where I want to know And Heather, you've always believed in everything I've shown And Heather, life seems to change me And where we've outgrown this fence that you've built in your home This husband that you've, you've tagged as your own This son that you've had, you've had on your own And times that I've spent all that I know And times that I've spent and everything that I hope And featherweight in my hand You'll always be featherweight in my hand You'll always be featherweight in my hand You'll always be featherweight in my hand