Father

[Hook]
Daddy
Look down
Never look stray
Daddy
I need you;
Never look away
Daddy
Look down
Never look stray
Daddy
I need you;
Never look away

[D-Sisive]
[Verse 1]
I ran every red light
Ignored every horn
Slowed down for no one;
Broke every rule of the road
I knew something was wrong
When you wouldn't answer the phone
Nor return my calls...
I drove up Dufferin
From my apartment on King;
Toes never touched the brake
Car racing
Heart racing
Thoughts racing
With no time to slow down
Made a right on
Hopewell Avenue
Too concerned to be
Mad at you
And you'd always say
"You worry too much, my son..."
But you were all that I
Worried about
Praying you were
On the porch
Smiling at my arrival;
Turned off the ringer
When I tried to dial you
"My son, you worry too much."
But I was too worried;
I'd never have to worry again
Saw a cop car
Parked beside our lawn
Cop walked out the house;
When my car
I parked -
Put her hand on my shoulder
"I'm so sorry
Your father's no longer -"

STOP

(Father...)
(Father...)
(Father...)
(Father...)

[Verse 2]
"Derek
Do me a favor and play me that song
You recorded
At Orin's yesterday morning
Orville Redden-
Or whatever you called it
Ballad something
You know the one that I'm talking about!
And play it loud;
Louder!
I don't know a thing about rap
But I know that I like this
Or maybe it's because
I'm your father;
Biased opinion...
Shh
Let me listen...
Knoblich?
What the hell is a Knoblich?
What's wrong with Kristoff?
Sounds much better than Knoblich!
This song's about an Ostrich?
I never woulda figured that out
And what's this obsession with ostriches?
You write a song about a bird
Before your old man?
I'm kidding
I can't wait to hear this
Finished...
Please play it for me
One more time
And turn it up..."

(Father...)
(Father...)
(Father...)
(Father...)
(Father...)
(Father...)
(Father...)
(Father...)

[Verse 3]
I watch him
Tap the toes
Of his mocassins
Chin nodding to the beat
Fingertips tapping on the armrest
Listening to my songs on repeat
Was his way of saying
"That's my boy!"
From the bleachers
And now I sing a song about him
A song about being here without him
I promise I'll play it loud;
Loud enough to hear above the clouds!

But promise me!

[Hook]
Daddy
Look down
Never look stray
Daddy
I need you;
Never look away
Daddy
Look down
Never look stray
Daddy
I need you;
Never look away
Daddy
Look down
Never look stray
Daddy
I need you;
Never look away

Daddy
Look down
Never look stray
Daddy
I need you...

(Father...)
(Father...)
(Father...)
(Father...)
(Father...)
(Father...)
(Father...)
(Father...)
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