FOR DAD (HOPE YOU HEAR THIS)
Getting ready for the show
Yet no rehearsing for this role
Reluctantly he steps behind the curtain
"I didn't plan for this", he said
But he takes it better than the rest
Being held prisoner by his own bed
Standing ovation please
Pay respect to you, and I'm on my feet
An unfair dealing of the cards
I cannot stop from screaming at the stars
Another pill becomes too hard to swallow
Not just a father, but a friend
It doesn't feel my heart will mend
A nightmare played over and over again
Standing ovation please
Pay respect to you, so I'm on my feet
So dance, now that you're at peace
For a crowd of halos at 3:18
Darkness falls across the stage
One final bow and he takes his place
Ascending stairs through outer space
To heaven
Looking through old photographs
At most of them I shake my head and laugh
Another moment to keep me from crying
I said the things I had to say
Before you left on Saturday
But still your last breath was too much to take
Standing ovation please
Pay respect to you, and I'm on my feet
So dance, now that you're at peace
For a crowd of halos at 3:18
So dance, now that you're at peace
For a crowd of halos at 3:18
Darkness falls across the stage
One final bow, he takes his place
Makes another silly face from heaven
