Father

You left me with my innocence
Never a chance to earn my love
Didn’t see it turn insecurity 
Where’s the thickness in our blood?

God knows you must have had your reasons
Life chips away at us all
But to run away
My father

Grew up and learned on my own
That good things come from hard work
Then my sense of loss overcame me
Like an insatiable thirst

I thought there must be a way through this
Come to heal a hate so strong
But we’re so far apart
My father

I like to dream sometimes
Of a perfect family
With you by my side
To coach and guide me
But then I fade back to reality

I’m not sure if history repeats
But I’m not at peace in my home
You left bits and pieces behind
With no guide through them I’m alone

Come back and we can talk some more
We’ll find an answer somehow 
After all 
You’re my father
My father
My father
My father