I see you on
the kitchen floor
Three weeks past
the age of four
Will you
remember this
There's so much
that I'd like to say
'Cause someday
you'll push me away
And leave
your innocence
Your father's father
loved in his own way
We had our moments
but he would always say
That I will fail
but always try
And I will do wrong things
and apologize
And show you
what it's like
to forgive
And I'll give you space
but never leave
And be your safe place
for you to grieve
When you get lost
please remember this
A father's love knows
where you live
I see your arm
around someone
The salt and sugar
of your love
I do
remember this
Oh a heart can break
a thousand ways
There's wisdom
in the scars we make
and time
will heal the rest
I'm just a father
who's learning his own way
All I can offer
is exactly what
my daddy would say
That I will fail
but always try
I will do wrong things
and apologize
And show you
what it's like
to forgive
And I'll give you space
but never leave
And be your safe place
for you to grieve
When you get lost
please remember this
A father's love knows
where you live
And I will do
my best
To not cushion
every fall
Even though
my heart tells me
To save you from it all
Well there will be tears
and jealousy
And there will be loss
and victory but
But when your
daddy's gone I
I hope that you
will see
That I failed
but always tried
I did some wrong things
and apologized
And showed you
what it's like to forgive
And I gave you space
but wouldn't leave
I'm still a safe place
for you to grieve
When you get lost please
remember this
That I failed
but always tried
And I did some wrong things
and apologized
And showed you what
it's like to forgive
And I gave you space
but wouldn't leave
I'm still a safe place
for you to grieve
When you get lost
please remember this
A father's love knows
where you live
Knows where you live