No Box Can Hold

I cried while writing this song and I still tear up when I hear it.

NO BOX CAN HOLD
by Joe Herbert

I was young
But I can say
I remember waking up on Christmas day
Matchbox cars
A ball and glove
Action figures, and a laser gun
Wrapping paper
Everywhere
My favorite gift was having all my family there
What I've learned in life I want to share

No box can hold
The greatest gifts ever given in the world
No jewels, no gold
The special things no box could ever hold
No bows, no card
It's not something framed upon your wall
Not the nicest flowers you ever saw
The gifts that really matter to us all
No box can hold

There's a card
For any day
Somewhere next to rhyming words we sign our name
We say thanks
On Thanksgiving
Upon returning from vacation, What'd you bring?
I love you
Marry me
This box I give to you contains a diamond ring
Look not at what it is, but what it means

No box can hold
The greatest gifts ever given in the world
No jewels, no gold
The special things no box could ever hold
No bows, no card
It's not something framed upon your wall
Not the nicest flowers you ever saw
The gifts that really matter to us all
No box can hold

Years go by
People die
It's not what we take with us, it's what we leave behind
Even in a box beneath the ground, love will survive

No box can hold
The greatest gifts ever given in the world
No jewels, no gold
The special things no box could ever hold
No bows, no card
It's not something framed upon your wall
Not the nicest flowers you ever saw
The gifts that really matter to us all
No box can hold

Years go by
People die
It's not what we take with us, it's what we leave behind
Even in a box beneath the ground, love will survive

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written and produced by Joe Herbert with the help of suno.com AI technology.

Buy the album: herbertbrothers.com/music