His Only Son

My daddy drank his last glass of wine at 69 I took his guitar home that night and I played it and cried If I were to say he was a perfect man, well that would be a lie But there's something 'bout a father that makes us all ask why They say there's only two ways to be You'll be just like your parents or you'll be the contrary And blame is such a funny game to play You're never free from all of it even when you walk away We always think there's time we have to spare The years just seem to pass us by before we are aware My daddy drank his last glass of wine at 69 I took his guitar home that night and I played it and cried If I were to say he was a perfect man, well that would be a lie But there's something 'bout a father that makes us all ask why And momma said: His life is over. But baby yours has just begun So go celebrate life he'll see through your eyes, The same blue eyes that he passed on to his only son A lifetime full of sorry you were gone Now I'm just left here with the pain, so I'll write you a song And I won't stop these tears that flood my soul I barely knew you as a man but still can't let you go You told me we all have our cross to bear But why were you the cross for me, how was that ever fair My daddy drank his last glass of wine at 69 I took his guitar home that night and I played it and cried If I were to say he was a perfect man, well that would be a lie But there's something 'bout a father that makes us all ask why And momma said: His life is over. But baby yours has just begun So go celebrate life he'll see through your eyes, The same blue eyes that he passed on to his only son I know that I won't see you up on high Too busy laughing with the sinners to see the angels cry So let this song ring out and be my prayer For all the times that could have been, but we were never there And leave me for the music in the sky Just know that you're forgiven now: at last I'll see you fly