- Dear Old Dad ...

Dear Old Dad

This world, the Earth, around us spins so slowly

If only I could see this truth that you say that you see

My truth is my friends, my wife, my Lord and family

For me, they’re the only ones that I ever truly need

You fill your life with everything that occupies

Takes all of your time, feeds you no truth, only lies

Tell me you seek truth in a world of dishonest men?

That will send me off this Earth and we’ll end back here again

It’s right up in front, but no one else can see it, not even you

I can speak and talk and act and listen, but knowing you, what good does that do?

You need to learn for yourself son, and teach nobody else

If you’re too busy with them, you can’t cure what hurts within

They do not matter; they are only one person that you see

It’s you, not them, that is the person who is moving blindly

Sure they have their own shit, but that shits all theirs

If you think you can cure it, then you throw yourself to the bears

Sharks, wolves, who cares what the fucking saying is

That’s not the point I’m making, are you even fucking listening

The words coming out of my mouth mean nothing to you now

But wait for the future, you’ll see it will somehow.

It’s important to know, realize, and especially understand.

Because there is no one in life there to give you an extra hand

Your life is yours, you should live it that, just for you

DO NOT waste all your time doing what others want you to

Take it, or leave, choose what you want, choose as you will

Just don’t come crying back to me when you’ve fallen down that ole dirt hill

I give you my word, son, that I won’t be mad

This is just my knowledge…I’m only dear old Dad

Music & Lyrics by Joshua Gaudette

August / 2012