72 Minutes (Dad's Song)

Been holding up photographs Laughing and hoping they'd carry you back But the truth stays still That going on won't be the same without you Trying to hold on, trying to keep it inside And I'm not scared to cry, I've a million times, But none without you here This is a first The first time that I can't hear your voice when you shout, The first time that I'm walking through life without you The first time that I'm finally learning about faith And how to walk forward despite all the pain The first time that I'm leaning on Jesus with all of my heart and my soul and my everything, oh, And I've struggled so far and I'll struggle some more, You might be gone but you'll always be leading me home I've had plenty of reasons to carry me on But had no preparation for what was to come And I don't know the answers to all of my "why's" But I still believe in a beautiful God Like you've always taught me, how you've always led You tethered my heart to the promise ahead And this might be the first year I spend without you But we'll spend forever together real soon The first time that I sing out my heart on Sundays While knowing we won't go for breakfast that day The first time that I think about you when they speak of the heroes that went on to finish the race The first time I hear songs that you'd probably hate 'Cause you were in love with the simpler things And I wanna be that way, to love like you do 'Cause we're still in the race dad, we're right behind you Home Home Nowhere to go but the road leading home I'll finish the race, I'll finish the race As I wait for the day when I finally see The way things were meant to be The first time I see Jesus, the last time I cry And thank Him for not letting me say goodbye The first time you wrap both your arms around me And tell me I'm all you expected I'd be The first time that I listen to heavenly sounds While you teach me the melodies earth never found And lead me to Jesus, just like you did here Except you'll be with me and I'll be right there And I'm not pretending, I'm not naïve I know that the road leading home will be steep But I can't give up now, my compass is set I'll follow you home 'Til I see you again