Hey, Dad (I Wasn't Finished Talking To You Yet)
Album: As Yet Untitled
By: jeffstclair
By: jeffstclair
Duration
4:29
Genres
Description
I wrote this song just after my father passed away in 2001. It was years before I could actually record it. I became friends with an exceptional keyboardist named Ken Matson and asked him if he would play the piano part to a song I was working on called, "I Wasn't Finished Talking To You Yet" and he agreed. During our emails back and forth he referred to the song as "Hey, Dad" and I thought PERFECT! In 2006 my mother passed away and I changed the last verse to reflect her passing.
Lyrics
Hey, Dad Next time I see you we'll share a smile And I'll tell you all the things I've done Since you've been gone a while And Dad I've tried to live the way you taught I look everybody in the eye And listen when they talk And hey, Dad I miss the fun that we had here Playing catch and hunting deer And fishing from the foggy pier And Dad I really miss the talks we had 'Cause there's no one here to guide me now When things are going bad And I know you're out there somewhere With a big one on the line Making the angels laugh out loud One line at at time And though you mean the world to me I never will forget I wasn't finished talking to you yet Dad I swear sometimes I hear Your voice inside my brain Telling me you're happy now And not feeling the pain Hey, Dad I know I wasn't always right But when the challenge stood before me I stood up to the fight And Dad I know our time may soon be gone So one more favor Say "hi" to Mom And I know you're out there somewhere With a big one on the line Making the angels laugh out loud One line at a time And though you mean the world to me I never will forget I wasn't finished talking to you yet I wasn't finished talking to you yet ©2005 J. Johnston T. Johnston BMI
