Building Us Too

Lyrics

[Verse 1] He built a living from steel and dust, A skip yard rising because he must, Hands worn down but his promise stayed, He made a way where there wasn’t one made. Five little lives in a house full of noise, You gave us chances, you gave us choice, And Mum had your heart through the thick and thin, Your best work was the love you put in. [Pre-Chorus] You could turn a hard day into a joke, Make us laugh till somebody choked, Then back your horse and grin at the race, With the whole wide world written over your face. [Chorus] Dad, you were our hero long before we knew, Building more than skips, you built us too, With a funny line and a fearless heart, You gave us the best life right from the start. You loved Mum, you loved us, every single one, And even when the dark came, you kept facing the sun, Though cancer took your breath away, Your love is here, and it’s here to stay. [Verse 2] You knew every horse by the way it ran, Had a tip for the race and a well-made plan, Sometimes the win was a story to tell, Sometimes the joke was you lost as well. You filled up the room without trying too hard, A quick little smile, a well-timed remark, And whenever life dealt us a difficult hand, You stood beside us and helped us to stand. [Pre-Chorus] There are things we never got to say, But we carry your voice through every day, In the work of our hands, in the way that we care, In the family you built, you are still everywhere. [Chorus] Dad, you were our hero long before we knew, Building more than skips, you built us too, With a funny line and a fearless heart, You gave us the best life right from the start. You loved Mum, you loved us, every single one, And even when the dark came, you kept facing the sun, Though cancer took your breath away, Your love is here, and it’s here to stay. [Bridge] Five voices carry the stories you gave, Mum holds the love that the years couldn’t take, We’ll laugh at the memories, cry when we must, And keep your name living in all that we trust. [Final Chorus] Dad, you were our hero, steady and true, Every road we travel carries part of you, In every hard day, in every new start, There’s a piece of your courage inside our hearts. You loved Mum, you loved us, more than words can say, And we’ll be your family every single day, Cancer may have ended your time, But it never could take the life you put in mine. [Outro] Rest easy, Dad, your work here is done, Five grateful hearts still calling you one, Our hero, our laughter, our home, our guide, You’ll walk every mile with us by our side.