My Father's Voice - Bao Binh
In a house beyond the shore
Every laugh, each tiny chore
Echo with a mend old song
A lullaby that made me strong
Calloused hands and weathered eyes
He never asked, he never cried
Through broken nets and fading days
He lit my life in quiet ways
Rise, smoke rising in the breeze
His shadow moving through the trees
He never said how much it cost
But gave his all and never lost
He'd sing when storms would fill the sky
To hush my fears, to tell me why
The world can hurt but still be kind
His voice, the thread that held my mind
My father's voice, like an evening flame
Calling me gently, whispering my name
No blood to bind, but love so deep
He watched me grow, he lost his sleep
He'd sell every song of our joy
I was raised by my father's voice
He taught me how to stand with grace
To wipe the tears and face disgrace
When others whispered where I'm from
He held me close and called me son
The neighbors said he lived alone
But in his heart he built a home
One made of warmth and silent pride
Where love could never run and hide
Through every wrong, through every year
He held me firm and drew me near
He never said that I was owed
But in his arms I always glowed
My father's voice, like a rising tide
Lifting me up through pain and pride
No past to break the bond we made
No wound too deep, it wouldn't fade
For I was found, I was left by joy
And saved by my father's voice
Even now when night falls near
I still can feel and draw it near
His lullaby behind the breeze
Still singing through the rustling trees
My father's voice, my northern star
Guiding me close from near or far
I'll hold his hand, I'll make him proud
Though I'm silently, I'll say it loud
I'll always be his only choice
Forever bound by my father's voice
His voice will never fade
