“In Your Hands”
by Scott McGuire
Lyrics
Rain on my jacket, streetlights low
The night breathing slow like it already knows
Last night broke loud, but today barely speaks
Just a man and the weight he didn’t sleep
Didn’t call my mother, didn’t call my dad
Didn’t lean on blood or the friends I had
Not ‘cause they wouldn’t answer the phone
Just didn’t wanna make it theirs—this stone
I’ve carried storms for other men
Held my tongue, held the line again
Tonight I don’t need a voice
Just somewhere safe to place the choice
So I laid it down where I couldn’t see
Said, “God, take what’s breaking me”
If this road bends or falls apart
You still see further than my heart
I don’t know what tomorrow brings
I don’t know what’s best for everything
But I trust the hands I can’t control
With my daughter’s life, with my soul
The house was quiet when I got home
Same walls, same couch, same glow from the phone
I ask myself questions I can’t outrun
Is this a good day for my little one?
Peace can feel holy, peace can feel wrong
When silence lasts a little too long
I can build all day, keep moving ahead
But what fills a child when the house feels dead?
I can step away from a fight in time
But how do you step right through a lifetime?
Every choice feels sharp and wide
Every answer waits on the other side
So I laid it down where I couldn’t see
Said, “God, take what’s breaking me”
If this road bends or falls apart
You still see further than my heart
I don’t know what tomorrow brings
I don’t know what’s best for everything
But I trust the hands I can’t control
With my daughter’s life, with my soul
I’m not scared of being alone
I’m scared of getting it wrong
Of choosing peace that costs her joy
Or staying where love’s already gone
If healing comes, I’ll stay and fight
If leaving’s love, I’ll walk it right
I don’t need signs written in flame
Just guide my steps, not my shame
So I’ll walk tonight, rain on my face
Every unanswered thing in place
Not running, not pretending whole
Just trusting You with what I don’t know
Whatever breaks, whatever stands
It’s bigger than me—it’s in Your hands
And when I don’t know which way to go
Hold my daughter—teach me slow
Lyrics, concept, and composition by Scott McGuire.
Vocals and instrumentation generated using AI.