I search my heart
For words that take hold
That hit the mark
Words that reach your soul
Far too long
I refused to see
The better side of you
Maybe the same for you of me
And now I regret
We couldn’t see eye to eye
Why the avoidance
So hard to try
I needed you
And you needed me
To find a common ground
For father and son to be
Guess it matters not now
Now that all is said and done
But it does matter to me
I should’ve been a better son
And “sorry” seems so pale
Doesn’t feel quite enough
If I spill all my heart out
Dig down to my deepest stuff
To apologize for my youth
My disrespect I didn’t see
To see another side of you
For a different me to be
I wish I could change our past
As I’m sure you’d agree
We’d have been much closer
As a father and son should be
It’s not always easy to express
But rest assured
Love between us
Is the right word
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