In the moment I first gazed upon my bonny lass
Through a tangle of wires, tubing
sticking tape and fibreglass
I swore on her little life I'd change my woeful ways
Such a golden promise I'd break over and over again
But the painful truth eventually caught up with me
I'd somehow become exactly who I prayed I'd never be
And the worst part of it was how plainly I could see
Distant past repeating, how my own dad was with me
It ends right here

How do I begin to heal
Wounds forever concealed
Words are mere echoes of the world
What I need is more than real

I was in my jammies watering the lettuces
And the garlic when I suddenly came over nauseous
I knew something had happened, then of course I got the call
From Louise to tell me Dad's been taken into hospital
Through the bleeping gloom I gaze upon him lying there
Take a sponge, wet his lips, stroke his cheek
and gently comb his hair
I don't know if he can hear us but I think he can
I whisper "I love you" - yes, I'm sure he squeezed my hand
We're all right here, Dad

Now do we begin to heal
Wounds forever revealed
Words are the foundations of the world
What we've made is more than real