So Long Supper

It was early in the summer of 2003
When I saw a letter addressed to me
It said how you doing son it is me your dad
I'm here to fulfill every wish you bad
How would you like it if we were to meet
I said okay this is a dream come true
All I have wanted to do was meet you
But as it turns out it wasn't meant to be

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And now we got to wonder why did you even bother
When you never intended to be a father
I guess it's the old saying nothing is as good as it seems
And I'm tired of begging somebody to love me
I'm done with the drama so away you go
This is your so long supper, get your ass on the road

I had some questions that I thought were fair to ask
Like why did try so hard to avoid your parental task
You said I don't know and gave me an excuse
Like I can't give you an answer you can use
I'm in your life now so just be glad

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A few failed visits that left me so mad
When there was a final straw that broke the camels back
An invasion of privacy and a justifiable excuse
That proved I just didn't matter you
Despite me giving you all I had
I decided then it wasn't for me
You and I were not going to be family
And I said fuck you and never looked back

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The Gentleman

Grampa was a wise old man
Among his many traits
He built his house from his own bare hands
And always cleaned his plate
He loved the Lord and prayed at night when noone else was near
He was always one wrong or right
With words you needed to hear

He said Let me tell you something
About when I was a lad
We spent our days fishing
Sometimes that's all we had
We brought our catch to Mamma
And asked what else can we do
She said just find the gentleman in you

Grampa was a simple man
He never missed the news
He was always stern, but never mean
And loved canned green beans
I asked one day when I got married what is it should I do
He said boy listen to what I say to you

He said let me tell you something
Of what i learned in life
Always buikd something when you have nothing
And take good care of your wife
There are many good things in this world
And above all there is love
To provide is what the gentleman does

It was too very soon when the cancer took his life
And all those painful memories were stabbing like a knife
My Gramma said come here boy your Grampa left a note
My tears streamed down as I read exactly what he wrote

He said let me tell you something
About what I should have done
Education is essential
Your life has just begun
Among all the other things, was always tell the truth
And always let people see the gentleman within you.

Loving you is hard to do

I gave you my youth
The best years of my life
Some memories fade
Some cut like a knife
We have all we asked for
When our wishes were so small
Now you have me wondering
Does this really matter at all

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Loving you is hard to do
Some times you're not dream come true
You're moody, I'm bitchy
Don't touch me in bed, I get twitchy
Compromise is key
But it can't always be me.
If you don't do it for me, do it for you
Cause loving you is hard to do

You don't load the dishwasher right
You huff when I ask for a favor
You always say I always want to fight
Yet my love for you won't waver
I knew I would end up with you
You make me laugh and pull me through
But, baby acknowledge my feelings
Let me know what I say has meaning

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We will patch things up we always do
At the end of the day all I want is you
You're my comfort, my heartbeat
My right hand through and through
There are parts of marriage people don't see
Like exactly how mad you make me
And at the point I'm ready to scream
I take a breath and remember nothing is as bad as it seems

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