I met my father all dressed in yellow
Take heed take warning, daughter
And the light was soft and strange around him
There are many things to know
Hello father, how can you be here?
Take heed take warning, daughter
You have been gone for these three years
There are many things to know
And such sweetness in your smile
Take heed take warning, daughter
Do you bring good news from the dead?
There are many things to know
My father sat across from me, then
Take heed take warning, daughter
And quietly began to read
There are many things to know
Oh father, oh father, I could not trust you
I had no warning, father
Your anger closed the door of my young heart
There are many things to know
But as I dream you in sunny yellow
I need no warning, father
I know my heart can open wider
There are many things to know
I look across at my young father
Unsure of what to do or say
My fear tells me I must ignore him
My loves and labors take me away
But as I close my cloak of labor
I catch his eyes once more in case
And there is laughter coming through me
And there is laughter on his face
Oh he looked up, yes, he laughed with me
I need no warning, father
And in that laughter, sweet forgiveness
That is what I came to know
That is what I came to know
That is what I came to know
