I know I suprised you coming home

It's not my usual time of year

But I got myself a problem, I know, that I might find the answer here

Remember when I was dads pride and joy and your little man

Everytime i got hurt you were there to give a hand, and you'd kiss my hurt away

Remember what you'd say? "Boy you're getting more like him each and every day?"

Can we have a talk, like it was yesterday?

Your boys back in trouble and he needs you right away

She says she's gonna leave me momma and nothing on gods green earth will make her stay

I can't live without her momma but you can't kiss the hurt away

But if I'm so much like my dad there must have been times you felt her way

So tell me word for word what he said that always made you stay....

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My dad was a great man. Did a lot of good in the world for people around us. But he was not perfect and household could be chaotic at times and my mom held it together like a champ despite tremendous things she had to overcome herself. And she was an absolute saint. I say that without any bias as a son. It wasn't until I got into a relationship when I was older that I had a lot of my fathers dark side in me. I had his problems contained...until i got into a relationship. And then I realized I was the damn spitting image of him. His good and his bad. And his bad side freaked me out. But I never could have this conversation with my mother, about what I could do to be a better man to my girlfriend. Because she passed on. And because my mom never left my dad, well we did have a good family. I had a mom and a dad. A lot of kids didn't have that. So I always imagined me having this conversation with my mom. But it never happened cus she's gone and I figure I lost a lot of potential wisdom gained because of it. I'm learning on my own now.