I Was Named After You

I was named after, after you
Oh where’s the strength
That I’m meant to get from you
Or did you deal it out
In its other form — vulnerability?
Of that I have plenty

I was in a battle
I could neither win or lose
But time has passed
And I can freely move
And didn’t you visit me before
One night in Waterford?

The message you gave me then
Didn’t make any sense
But it carried me through
And now I’ve no doubt
Why I was named after you
‘Cause it’s the vulnerability
That did mend the situation in the end