The twelfth and final track on the album "To Be".

Lyrics:

The 3rd of September’s when you came into my life
Right on cue you came, smiling and crying
And I held you in my arms. Right after your mother…
And the doctor, and the nurses, you were mine to hold
And from that day I imagined I would hold you close, now and forever

I took you to the park for a walk with our dog called Jesse
She chased the balls you threw
But she was already old by the time you were old enough to know -
That she’s in decline
And the day she gave up chasing I saw part of you just die - and it broke my heart

I knew what was wrong
I tried to comfort you

You went to school just like any other kid,
Went to class on time and minded your teachers

Yes he talks too much we know
We get enough of his talking while at home
And we’ve tried to deal with that

Tried to help him understand that
HIS voice is not the only voice that
People want to hear or want to know
So the frequency of his talks began to slow
I guess we dealt with that

I tried to silence you
Not knowing what you’d do

Without you near me
I fall into the unknown
With no direction
I’m lost and so alone
You used to guide me,
Help me through the days I had ahead
“I love you more than anything” are
Words I should have said

You were young and free and only seventeen,
Many years to find your feet and find your purpose
You looked at me and asked, “Is this as good as it’s gonna get dad?”
And I said, “You’re in the best years of your life kid, it’s only down from here.”
And in his eyes I saw a numbing fear,
How I should have known

Maybe if I had listened once when he was always asking questions
Maybe if I’d been there for him
If I had my time again
I’d tell him men like me are fragile too
We’re all just figuring out what we’re here to do
That’s all that can be done

I was having dinner with your mother when we got that text from you that
Night, I barely made it through the first few words when you tried to say goodbye

My hands were shaking as I went up the stairs to your bedroom door
The door was locked at you wouldn’t respond, why’d you put me through that for
You couldn’t know and wouldn’t see how things will always get better
That’s the thing I should have let you know
That life’s great highs can come from life’s great lows

Without you near me
I fall into the unknown
With no direction
I’m lost and so alone
You used to guide me,
Help me through the days I had ahead
“I love you more than anything
Like a pillow loves a bed
I love you more than anything
Like a needle loves a thread,
I love you son
Son…”

Without you near me
I fall into the unknown
With no direction
I’m lost and so alone
You used to guide me,
Help me through the days I had ahead
“I love you more than anything
Like a pillow loves a bed
I love you more than anything
Like a needle loves a thread,
I love you more than anything” are
Words I should have said

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