The tears have all been shed now,
We’ve said our last goodbyes.
His souls been blessed.
He’s laid to rest.
And it’s now I feel alone.
He was more than just a father,
A teacher, my best friend.
He can still be heard,
In the songs we shared,
Though now I sing alone.
No, I never will forget him,
For he made me "what I am".
Though he may be gone,
Memories linger on.
And how I’ll miss him, the old man.
I recall those drives together,
How his words took on new life.
No feelings spared,
His thoughts he shared,
Of anger, joy and strife.
My boyhood flamed his poetry,
For his passion spoke to me.
Each day I’d hear,
His meaning clear,
Rise above Man’s inhumanity.
His words fell beyond my grasp at times,
But the night sky brought them back to me.
His straining voice,
Offered me a choice,
That became my life’s reality.
At an early age I realized,
You work for what you’ve got.
You reap what’s sewed,
Life’s simplest code,
So give it your best shot.
[CHORUS]
I thought he’d live forever,
He was so big and strong.
But moments fly,
And the years pass by,
For a father and a son.
And suddenly when it happened,
There was so much left unsaid.
No second chance,
To tell him thanks,
For all the things he’d done.
No, I never will forget him,
For he made me "what I am".
Though he may be gone,
Memories linger on.
And how I’ll miss him...
No, I never will forget him,
For he made me "what I am".
Though he may be gone,
Memories linger on.
And how I’ll miss him, the old man.
credits
from Loose Cannons,
released September 1, 2007
w/m: Coulter, Quinn
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