[Verse 1] I woke up cryin late at night, when I was very young I had dreamed my father had passed away and gone My world revolved around him, I couldnt lie there anymore So I made my way down the mirrored hall and tapped upon his door [Chorus] And I said, Daddy, Im so afraid How will I go on with you gone that way? Dont wanna cry anymore, so may I stay with you? And he said, Thats my job, thats what I do Everything I do is because of you, to keep you safe with me Thats my job, you see [Verse 2] Later we barely got along, this teenage boy and he Most of the fights it seems were over different dreams We each held for me He wanted knowledge and learning, I wanted to fly out west Said, I could make it out there, if I just had the fare Ive got half, will you loan me the rest? [Chorus] And I said, Daddy, Im so afraid Theres no guarantee in the plans Ive made And if I should fail, who will pay my way back home? And he said, Thats my job, thats what I do Everything I do is because of you, to keep you safe with me Thats my job, you see [Bridge] Every person carves his spot, and fills the hole with life And I pray someday I might, light as bright as he [Verse 3] Woke up early one bright fall day, read the tragic news After all my travels, Ive settled down, within a mile or two I make my livin with words and rhymes, and all this tragedy Should go into my head and out instead as bits of poetry [Chorus] But I say, Daddy, Im so afraid How will I go on with you gone this way? How can I come up, with a song to say, I love you Thats my job, thats what I do Everything I do is because of you, to keep you safe with me Thats my job, you see [Outro] Everything I do is because of you, to keep you safe with me
job, thats, safe, afraid, everything