My Legacy

My Legacy

I’m doin this for you

Maybe you don’t see it now

One day you will.

For you

My beautiful daughter

Always been Daddy’s little girl.

Held you in my arms

As you slept on my chest

You don’t remember

But I’ll never forget.

You grew up so fast

In the blink of an eye

A woman stood before me

Where did the time go?

What did I miss?

I did what I could

To give you a good life

But the guilt is still there

Never felt like I was around enough.

Worked a job I hated

Sacrificed a lot

Put aside my dreams

But you were worth it.

For you

My extraordinary son

You’ve always been my protégé.

Gave you my name

The gift and the curse

Always been like your dear old dad

Following in the footsteps of your old man.

I stand back and watch you

Awe-struck by your talent

Couldn’t be more proud of you

The man that I’ve raised.

I made my mistakes

I stumbled and I fell

But I’ve loved you through it all.

Now it’s my time

To find myself

Scared as hell

Don’t want to fail

But Daddy’s gotta do it

And as the tears come

Runnin down my face

I just need to remember

I’m doin this for me

And I’m doin this for you

Daddy’s finally found his ecstasy

These words

And these chords

Next to each of you

They will be my legacy.