Forgiveness

Seemed so close then you did the most Got ghost bailed out to another coast And never spoke for many years Put them boys in tears wanting you so near Living your life was it really that bad Didn't like what you had were we just a fad No longer get mad or even get sad For a long lost dad that we never had Way back then didn't understand Your hate your anger it all sank in Back and forth in and out the pen Forced him to grow up and be a man What he feared was becoming like you When it all got real didn't run out like you do Stayed right in there and he pushed right through Make a new example break that cycle Through the darkest moments Times of feeling broken Times of feeling hopeless And couldn't see a purpose Filled with much emotion Had to change been thinking Turned to the Lord and Savior Asking praying for forgiveness Sixteen years now you reappear The emotions still there Wondering why you here It is still so clear you never really cared Not a moment we shared it can't be repaired Showed up at the door with your child and your wife A whole new life and never thought twice It may be blunt but it is so precise Got up that night you left we paid the price Way back then didn't understand Your hate your anger it all sank in Back and forth in and out the pen Forced him to grow up and be a man What he feared was becoming like you When it all got real didn't run out like you do Stayed right in there and he pushed right through Make a new example break that cycle Through the darkest moments Times of feeling broken Times of feeling hopeless And couldn't see a purpose Filled with much emotion Had to change been thinking Turned to the Lord and Savior Asking praying for forgiveness Prayed and prayed to the Lord every night For some wisdom and insight on this fight That got him tight for most of his life Did a work in thee changed he in spit Expressed to him he was clean from the drink He was clean from the smoke Regret never spoke The past is the past Finally at last They were both so glad He forgave his dad Way back then didn't understand Your hate your anger it all sank in Back and forth in and out the pen Forced him to grow up and be a man What he feared was becoming like you When it all got real didn't run out like you do Stayed right in there and he pushed right through Make a new example break that cycle Through the darkest moments Times of feeling broken Times of feeling hopeless And couldn't see a purpose Filled with much emotion Had to change been thinking Turned to the Lord and Savior Asking praying for forgiveness