A year ago today my family and I lost a great man; a man that was a great husband, great friend, great neighbor, great uncle, great godfather, but most of all a great father. In honor of the one year anniversary I wanted to write another song but tribute my father and what better song to cover and make my own than one of if not his favorite song of all time by his favorite rock band of all time, Pink Floyd.
*Do you wish to be in those Better Days.
Wish you could go back to the days where everything was special.
*I sure wish we could.
So, so you think you could tell?
The Heavens, they call
The light begins to shine in ways
Ways you can't ever tell, they're shining your way
Never give up the fight on the field
The ending is close
Did you think you could tell?
Would you put your life on the line?
If someone you loved was falling behind
The time is closing by
Loved ones fade away
But the memories always stay
How I wish, how I wish you were here
We're just two lost souls
Swimming in a fish bowl
Year after year
Running over the same old ground
What have we found?
The same old fears
Wish you were here
Now that time goes by
Grieving through the year
Wishing they gave you more time
Paying every second you have for each dime that you own
Just to spend with you once more
Digging into the earth's core
Hanging onto the troubles of sacrifice
Could this be your one lost soul
Could this be the last time you can call
What could we have done through the time The time that we loved with them all
How I wish, how I wish you were here
We're just two lost souls
Swimming in a fish bowl
Year after year
Running over the same old ground
What have we found?
The same old fears
Wish you were here
(I wish you were, I wish you were, I wish you were, I wish you were)
Times going by
The lost and sad nights
Looking for you in the sky
That same old fears
Wishing you were here
Now we are here at present time
Thinking of what we had in our lives
Memories of you keep on flying by
Those lovely special nights
Keep them close to me all the time
But not getting to relive them destroys my mind
Tears flow through the night
Another brick in the wall
The wall between you and I
How I wish, how I wish you were here We're just two lost souls Swimming in a fish bowl Year after year Running over the same old ground What have we found? The same old fears Wish you were here
(I wish you were, I wish you were I wish you were, I wish you were)
Same old fears
Wish you were here
Meet me on the other side
I know I'll join you there in time
But hopefully you will be waiting for me
Never was easy to see you turn the way you did
Wish I would have said goodbye
Before you grew those pair of wings
So I pray through the night
That I'll see you in the dark side of the moon
Crying out my eyes
Constantly saying these lines
How I wish, how I wish you were here We're just two lost souls Swimming in a fish bowl Year after year Running over the same old ground What have we found? The same old fears Wish you were here
- For Dad <3
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