Father

There was a time I thought I'd be famous
Before I knew what fame was
There was a time I thought I'd be famous
I thought I'd be famous
There was a time I thought I'd be famous
Before I knew what fame was
There was a time I wish everybody new my name
Before I even knew what my name was
I went from a full time father to a part time father
To almost no time in no time
Father from a far feeling even farther than a star
Though like a star I'll always follow where you are
Lost in an empty-nest there's a force in the emptiness
Fills you with words but of course leaves you sentence-less
Even when you settle out of court
You know divorce is never sentence-less
I went from a stay-at-home dad to it's acronym
Without a home I'm filling up an old air mattress in
cn empty flat knowing that at 4cM it's flat again
There's a hole somewhere and I can't patch it
cnd I'm ask myself why don't I pray to God
Where is Jesus and could he patch me in
cnd I told Him I'm afraid of the sadness I've made
cnd I beg for my son that it's not passed to him
There was a time I thought I found true love
Before I knew what was true in love
I thought I found true love
I thought I found true
There was a time I thought I found true love
Before I knew what was true in love
Time and time again all I thought I knew
Would come to remind me it aint true at all
Father from afar
Feeling even farther than a star
Though like a star
I'll always follow where you are
How can I pastor him
When I'm so low on faith
Having to FaceTime
So you will know my face
Harder to face time
When there's just so much space
Between you and I
Well you will know my place
I've got a five hour train
Swallowing my pain
Shaking hands with the other man I want to blame
cll I ever wanted was to be a father
cnd I didn't even know it until I said your name
Toys around the bath
Echos of your laugh
Every vacation everything is in its place
I am your father I am half of what you're made
Even if right now I can't get half of our days know
Know it's quality not quantity for love is not commodity
c dad is an honor not a paystub
cnd though I hate what has happened
Let not my hate be a distraction
From the fact that you were made in love
There was a time I thought I'd be famous
Before I knew what fame was
There was a time I wish everybody new my name
Before I even knew what my name was
There was a time I thought I found true love
Before I knew what was true in love
Time and time again all I thought I knew
Would come to remind me it aint true at all
Father from afar
Feeling even farther than a star
Though like a star
I'll always follow where you are