DADDY
I CAN SEE YOU WALKING OVER THE HILL TOP
WITH RUGGED CLOTHES TORN AND BARE
I CAN SEE A TOUCH OF SILVER IN YOUR HAIR
I CAN SEE YOU WALKING THRU THE FIELD
AT DUSKY DARK
AFTER A LONG WEARY DAY
FROM WORK YOU DEPART
I CAN SEE THE THINGS THAT TIME HAS CHANGED
THE HURT,AND ALL THE SCARS THAT YOU'VE INDURED
I SEE THE LOVE,THE TENDERNESS,AND ALL THE WISDOM
THAT YOU GAVE TO US THRU THE YEARS
I CAN SEE US AROUND THE TABLE
WITH HEADS BOWED LOW AS YOU GAVE THANKS
FOR THE FOOD,AND FOR HELPING US TO GROW
I CAN STILL SEE THE TIMES WHEN
YOU'D READ THE BIBLE OR SANG A SONG
AH' YOU ALWAYS MADE SURE WE SANG ALONG
IT SEEMS THESE TIMES HAVE COME AND GONE
AND WITHOUT YOU DAD WE MUST STRIVE ALONE
I OFTEN WONDER IF YOU CAN SEE
JUST HOW MUCH OF YOU ,YOU LEFT IN ME.
WITH RUGGED CLOTHES TORN AND BARE
I CAN SEE A TOUCH OF SILVER IN YOUR HAIR
I CAN SEE YOU WALKING THRU THE FIELD
AT DUSKY DARK
AFTER A LONG WEARY DAY
FROM WORK YOU DEPART
I CAN SEE THE THINGS THAT TIME HAS CHANGED
THE HURT,AND ALL THE SCARS THAT YOU'VE INDURED
I SEE THE LOVE,THE TENDERNESS,AND ALL THE WISDOM
THAT YOU GAVE TO US THRU THE YEARS
I CAN SEE US AROUND THE TABLE
WITH HEADS BOWED LOW AS YOU GAVE THANKS
FOR THE FOOD,AND FOR HELPING US TO GROW
I CAN STILL SEE THE TIMES WHEN
YOU'D READ THE BIBLE OR SANG A SONG
AH' YOU ALWAYS MADE SURE WE SANG ALONG
IT SEEMS THESE TIMES HAVE COME AND GONE
AND WITHOUT YOU DAD WE MUST STRIVE ALONE
I OFTEN WONDER IF YOU CAN SEE
JUST HOW MUCH OF YOU ,YOU LEFT IN ME.
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