The Other Mike: 2009

Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Things That My Father Said by Black Stone Cherry

Lyrics to Things My Father Said :

The things my father said would make me a better man
Hard work and the love of friends, a woman that understands.
I hope my father knows the seeds we've sown still grow
At night I go to sleep and pray he is watching over me.

Somewhere there's a star that's shining
so bright that I can see you smile.
And all that I need is one last chance
just to hear you say goodbye.

Sometimes I remember when you taught me to tie my shoes
One thing I will never forget is the day that I lost you.
I hope you always know the car that we built will always roll.

Somewhere there's a star that's shining
so bright that I can see you smile.
And all that I need is one last chance
just to hear you say goodbye.

And if you have a dream you better hang on for dear life!
And when that cold wind blows just let it pass you by.
Yeah, things my father said. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah!

Somewhere there's a star that's shining
so bright that I can see you smile.
And all that I need is one last chance
just to hear... you say... goodbye, goodbye.
Just to hear you say goodbye.

Monday, June 22, 2009

Father's Day

This weekend was Father’s Day. The first Father’s day since my Father died. I miss him so much I really don’t know how to deal with it. I didn’t deal with the day very well at all. I tried to ignore it for the weeks prior to it, but everyone seemed to want to go on with the day and celebrate anyway regardless of my wishes. I pretty much dropped out for the day. I had very little contact with anyone and pretty much sat in my room.

I regret every father’s day I didn’t make him feel as special as it was to me. I hate the times in my teenage selfishness I forgot to even call to tell him I loved him or grumbled about even changing my plans a little to have lunch with him. I didn’t think about my father every day when he was here. I took him for granted; I thought he would always be there. I knew I had him there as a safety net that no matter what he would be there to bail me out of any real trouble if I ever got in any. Now that he is gone, I think about him every day. I think about how much he truly loved me and how he would have done anything to make me and my sister happy. Nothing hurt my father more than seeing one of us hurt.

I hope one day I am as good to someone as my Father was to me.