Family Heirloom
Listen close and i'll be telling you your dad has a crystalized tear in his eye
See daddy was bad at one point in his life, he was doing fine with his job and his wife
But a simple slip up made things all wrong, i should've fixed it, but never noticed all along.
I was treading through dirt, hiding the hurt, using alcohol and excuses for all the misuses of my time, money, family and friends, i thought that money was the means, pleasure was the ends.
I'm sorry boy, for beng an abject failure to you and mother, i'm sorry about not being there for you and your brother, i'm one man with one heart, one mind, one chance, and all i've done is cash in on ignorance. I never got that birthday bike you desired, truth is i spent that money to get drunk when i got fired, i didn't put you or the family in best interest, too many birthdays missed, no bedtime kiss, i was busy being selfish. But you're my star, my boy, my hope, i know you'll never make the same mistakes as this dope, you're a good boy and i thank you, for not being like me, and for you to be you.
Listen Dad, i know you hate yourself, but put those feelings and regrets on the shelf, you're still my pop and i love you anyway, from day to day, night to night, i'll never forget when you and mom would fight. I learned how to be tough as nails, to take on challenges and learn from the failures, yours are mine, and mine are yours, from slamming doors, to passing out on floors. I never did drugs and i never hit a lady, i'd like to say it was you who taught me and saved me, i'll never be like you, and i thank you for that, i walked out that door and never looked back. i live my life as i see fit, i don't let you or your faults bother me, or allow for any bullshit. I know what to do and what not, this is my life, it's my one shot, my shot.
I'm sorry Dad, if i don't tell you that often, but i'll tell you know now cause you're peaceful in that coffin, i loved you dad, you were tough but loved, and even angels have dirty wings when dropped hard from above. I learned and burned a lot from what happened, a mishap yeah, but it happened. I kiss my kids and wife at night, and thankful that your darkness helped me stay in the light, i'm not perfect, but i'm not a flaw, cause of all the people to thank, it's you most of all. I love you Dad, it hurts that you're dead, but i have a life to lead, and it's a lesson learned from the one that you led.
See daddy was bad at one point in his life, he was doing fine with his job and his wife
But a simple slip up made things all wrong, i should've fixed it, but never noticed all along.
I was treading through dirt, hiding the hurt, using alcohol and excuses for all the misuses of my time, money, family and friends, i thought that money was the means, pleasure was the ends.
I'm sorry boy, for beng an abject failure to you and mother, i'm sorry about not being there for you and your brother, i'm one man with one heart, one mind, one chance, and all i've done is cash in on ignorance. I never got that birthday bike you desired, truth is i spent that money to get drunk when i got fired, i didn't put you or the family in best interest, too many birthdays missed, no bedtime kiss, i was busy being selfish. But you're my star, my boy, my hope, i know you'll never make the same mistakes as this dope, you're a good boy and i thank you, for not being like me, and for you to be you.
Listen Dad, i know you hate yourself, but put those feelings and regrets on the shelf, you're still my pop and i love you anyway, from day to day, night to night, i'll never forget when you and mom would fight. I learned how to be tough as nails, to take on challenges and learn from the failures, yours are mine, and mine are yours, from slamming doors, to passing out on floors. I never did drugs and i never hit a lady, i'd like to say it was you who taught me and saved me, i'll never be like you, and i thank you for that, i walked out that door and never looked back. i live my life as i see fit, i don't let you or your faults bother me, or allow for any bullshit. I know what to do and what not, this is my life, it's my one shot, my shot.
I'm sorry Dad, if i don't tell you that often, but i'll tell you know now cause you're peaceful in that coffin, i loved you dad, you were tough but loved, and even angels have dirty wings when dropped hard from above. I learned and burned a lot from what happened, a mishap yeah, but it happened. I kiss my kids and wife at night, and thankful that your darkness helped me stay in the light, i'm not perfect, but i'm not a flaw, cause of all the people to thank, it's you most of all. I love you Dad, it hurts that you're dead, but i have a life to lead, and it's a lesson learned from the one that you led.