Letter from dad

Lyrics

I’m writing this with tired hands At the end of another long day House is quiet for a little while But your laughter still hangs this way And one day you’ll all be grown up With your own roads left to drive So I’m putting these words on paper Just in case I don’t say ‘em right I don’t need you to be perfect I just need you to know If life gets heavy, if nights get dark If the world leaves a couple scars Read this letter in your mind Hear your old man one more time You were loved before you knew Who you were or what you’d do And no matter where you go There’s one thing I hope you know You’ll always have a home In my heart and in these arms To my daughter, stand up proud Be strong and smart and kind Don’t let anybody tell you You should make yourself small to shine There’s a fire God put in you Don’t you ever let it fade And when life tries to wear you down I hope you fight and keep your faith And my boys, be good men Treat people with respect Own your failures when you make ‘em And give grace when others wreck The world’s already hard enough Without adding hurt and blame So leave people better than you found ‘em And protect more than your name And to all my kids together There’s a few things I believe Be honest in your dealings Let your word mean what you say Give a good hard day of work Even when it’s thankless pay And be proud of who you are Not for money, looks, or fame But because you chose good character When nobody knew your name And if someday I’m not around I hope these words still pull you through You’ll always have a home In my heart and in these arms Maybe one day you’ll read this With your own kids asleep upstairs And finally understand Why moms and dads look so tired and scared It’s ‘cause the moment that we meet you Every part of us belongs And from then on this whole life Is just trying to make you strong So if you lose your way sometimes If tears fall in the dead of night If you wonder if you matter Or if anyone’s beside you Read this letter one more time Every single line is true There’s nothing you could ever do That’d make me stop loving you You’ll always have a home In my heart… And in these arms.