Thank You, Dad (In Loving Memory)

The room is full of flowers but the air feels cold

Black coats in the hallway, all the stories told

I'm holding up your picture in my shaking hands

Wishing I could hear your footsteps once again

Everyone is saying what you meant to them

But my heart is shouting words I never said

Thank you, Dad, for every little sacrifice

For the tired hands that always held me through my life

Even if I cannot touch your face again

Everything you taught me lives in who I am

Today I let you go with all these tears I cry

I'll love you like you loved me, till the end of time

I remember early mornings driving me to school

Coffee on the dashboard, trying to act cool

You were there at every game, cheering in the rain

Laughing when I failed and lifting me again

I don't know how to say goodbye

But I know you'd tell me,"It's okay to cry"

Thank you, Dad, for every little sacrifice

For the tired hands that always held me through my life

Even if I cannot touch your face again

Everything you taught me lives in who I am

Today I let you go with all these tears I cry

I'll love you like you loved me, till the end of time

When the nights are heavy and my world feels dark

I will close my eyes and listen to my heart

There I'll hear your voice saying,"You are strong enough"

And I'll take another step, walking in your love

Thank you, Dad, for every little sacrifice

For the gentle strength that shaped the story of my life

Even though your favourite chair is standing still

I will fill the empty space by living what you willed

Today we say goodbye, but this is not the end

Every day I live, I'll live to make you proud again