When I Finally Understand

A heartfelt tribute to Nanay and Tatay for every sacrifice, sleepless night, and unconditional love that helped shape who I am today. 🤍 No matter how imperfect life may have been, I will always carry your love with me and make every dream I achieve a thank-you to you. 🥹 Lyrics: "WHEN I FINALLY UNDERSTAND" Verse 1 From the very beginning, you gave me your all, You held me together whenever I'd fall. You worked through the days, you struggled at night, Just to make sure that our future was bright. Pre-Chorus And as I grew older, I started to see, How much of your life you had given to me. The things I once took for granted back then, Are treasures I wish I could give back again. Chorus This is for all you've given, For every tear you've hidden. For every sleepless night, You made our darkness bright. I may not have said it, But I will never forget it. Every sacrifice, every dream you gave I'll carry them with me all the way. Verse 2 Sometimes I would wonder, "Why not me?" I know now that it wasn't that you cared less, Sometimes I was just too young to understand the rest. But your love was there I just couldn't see it at the time. Pre-Chorus And as I grew older, I started to see, How much of your life you had given to me. The things I once took for granted back then, Are treasures I wish I could give back again. Chorus This is for all you've given, For every tear you've hidden. For every sleepless night, You made our darkness bright. I may not have said it, But I will never forget it. Every sacrifice, every dream you gave I'll carry them with me all the way. Verse 3 And there were nights when the house wasn't still, When anger was louder than anyone's will. I heard the arguments, I felt the pain, And wished that somehow things could change. But I never learned to hate you for the pain, Because even through the storms, you remained. You were still the reason I learned to stand, Still the ones who held my trembling hands. Pre-Chorus And as I grew older, I started to see, How much of your life you had given to me. The things I once took for granted back then, Are treasures I wish I could give back again. Chorus This is for all you've given, For every tear you've hidden. For every sleepless night, You made our darkness bright. I may not have said it, But I will never forget it. Every sacrifice, every dream you gave I'll carry them with me all the way. Bridge Maybe you weren't perfect, and neither was I, Maybe some wounds will never fully dry. But I know this much, wherever I go, Your love is the reason I learned to grow. Outro: So when I finally make it, When I finally see my dreams come true, I hope you'll know one thing I did it because of you. For all you've given, For all you've done, For every sacrifice, For being my strength Thank you, Nanay and Tatay