Life after age eight Put downs and berates People don’t like you When they look like fools

Whether you want To face it or not I’m still your dad Both of our faults I chose the you

Told you that we’d last forever Told you that we’d always be Told you we could count on never How could I be so naive Only those that want a tether

Wish I was a shepherd With a flock of sheep Sitting on a hillside Grass beneath my feet Watching over loved ones

I hope you have her desire for ord… With a bit of mine to vex And my penchant to look ever inwar… Tempered with hers to project I hope you have my cool demeanor

Seems like I’ve tried so many tim… To kill myself but just won’t die Chosen the worst paths and the cri… And always out the other side

I can blend seamlessly Because I find parts of me In ev’ryone I see

I missed out on Our baby’s clues I didn’t feel Her in your womb But now she’s here

Open your heart to love So you might be able To love your open heart

I’ll tear myself from limb to limb For you to suture up again It feels like the perfect win/win To play our roles, morals and sin

I’ve never known The salve of rest I’ve only felt Drums in my chest And when I think

I am not an actor That is plain to see I am just a shepherd Tending to his sheep Try to keep them safe from

I love the way you say that you Are drawn to my voice I love the tremble in your touch The steady of your choice I love the open hand you give

We gave our world to Father Time To fill our pockets up with dimes While Mother Nature sits and crie… And waits for us to open eyes

I’ve never wrapped My mind around Making you feel Seen, heard, and found I didn’t know