All the Things I Should Have Said - ORIGINAL SONG

THE LEGACY ANTHEM

[Verse 1]

I learned to sing in your record stacks

Each crackle and chorus, album notes front to back

You were fire, you were calm, and you gave me the songs

And I carry your music - it lives in my bones

[Pre-Chorus]

But I never sang you the lines in my head

They stayed locked in notebooks, a life left unsaid

[Chorus 1]

I should have said I forgive you

I should have said I was proud

I should have said you’re the reason

I’m sharing my voice now

I should have told you I’m thankful

For the love and for the pain

All the things I should have said

Are written in my veins

[Verse 2]

By the end, our hearts found harmony

Singing silent lyrics only we could read

I’m your fire, finally set, igniting my songs

And I carry your music - it’s who I’ve become

[Pre-Chorus]

But I never sang you the lines in my head

All my melodies and stories were left unsaid

[Chorus 2]

I should have said I still need you

I should have said you were strong

I should have said I remember

Every record, every song

I should have said I could hear you

Even when far away

All the things I should have said

Still echo in my veins

[Pre-Bridge]

Since I was a child, I’ve been holding them in

Now the songs you never heard are where our story begins

[Bridge]

But maybe you hear me when I’m under the lights

And maybe you’re clapping alongside angels in flight

I hope there’s a heaven so you know

Every note I sing is yours to hold

[Final Chorus]

I should have said you’re my hero

I should have said you were right

I should have said that your memory

Will keep me warm at night

I should have said I love you

More than you'll ever know

All the things I should have said

I hope somehow you know

[Outro]

All the things I should have said

I hope you hear them somehow

All the things I should have said

I’m saying them now

All the things you should say

Don't wait - say them now

say them now

©WRITTEN BY: KELLY DAILEY

09/06/2025