Something I promised my father fifteen years ago... |
Ode to my father... Well into madness with each setting sun you put your head down It's all far away from you now You are no longer here You came to a mountain and dug a big hole like the one in your soul Forever you replaced your heart with a sip Till one day you said that your work here is done You will never smell your sweet dream A day too late and life time too short A day had gone by when you asked if that on your dying day I would prose you a song That day long past some fifteen years Far away from me now Your will for livin' long gone Long before your time had come The day of your dyin' I lit up a smoke Looked to the sky I simply smiled and wished you on your way Said "I'll see you again soon, see you in your next life" Walked on my way down the road Thought to myself "your work here was done" So here is your song A day late and a life time too short Your life was no waste It was simply too short You missed out on too much, too much to write But the only thing goin' was your will to live Faraway, away from me now Your secrets will always be safe with me The responsibility of the actions Too much for you Never able and never willing The fight that you led was no fight at all You are no longer here Your ashes have fallen Into the hole like the one in your soul You sold your soul for a sip And in the end it was all you had Family surroundin' Eyes all gleamed with tears Your work here is done Said "I'll see you again soon, see you in your next life" As I lit up a smoke And walked on down the road |