Dad Lyrics

When the snow eats the ground
And it clings to the town
Where you lay above ground
Still breathing here with me

And I'm walking around
Down the halls where they frown
Upon calling your name
But they won't let you be

And we hear every sound that you're making
Whose life are we taking
Whose life are we aching to see

All the toys, all the choices
He gave me, you made me
And now they are making me watch
As he leaves

You never asked me to stay a while
But I'm nothing if I'm not your child
No, you never asked me to stay a while
But I watched as you looked to the sky

When I fed my father
When I poured his water
He looked to his daughter
Until he couldn't see

All the things that he taught her
All the things that he fought for
When no one was looking
Now who will see me?

You never asked me to stay a while
But I'm nothing if I'm not your child
No, you never asked me to stay a while
But I watched as you went out in style

And grace faded
Day after day, waited
I had to look away
Some things were too hard to say
But I said them
I'll never let them
Take one shred of death
When I knew you were still here to stay

And the room was still bare
Cos we thought you'd be there
Long enough, we could gather some stuff
But no, the people would stare
Cos they thought you'd be there
Long enough, baby you're not so tough
Oh oh
Oh oh, did you know, did you go
Go oh oh
Did you go, where did you go?

You never asked me to stay a while
But I'm nothing if I'm not your child
No, you never asked me to stay a while
But I watched as you watched as I cried