when this world comes to an end
and i'm approaching the pearly gates
rest assured that my last prayer
will be that God will keep you safe
i'll take a glimpse over my shoulder
and ***** the road i've paved
i will finally overstand why i have nothing
because my all i gave
when my final teardrop falls
and tumbles through the clouds
separating a path through the heavy air
only to crumble on your brow
sooner or later it will lose its way
as it slithers across your skin
and eventually it will evaporate
from the fire that burns within
when my clock approaches tick
but never reaches tock
when my soul grows tired
when my life has expired
and my breathing finally stops
my eyes will close slowly
never again to behold
the beauty of my daughter
a living piece of my soul
the sustenance for my spirit
the fuel for my life
the reprimand when i'm wrong
the reward when i'm right
as my spirit leaves my body
and ascends towards the sky
think of that breeze as my hand
wiping the tears from your eye
the roaring clouds will come
and the drenching rains will fall
whether in spirit or in person
i'm with you through it all
the thunder may roll
and the lightening may flash
but there aint a storm in heaven
that could drown the love of your dad
when the earth swallows my casket
and the final rose is thrown
when your spirit is broken
and you don't feel like hoping
'cause you're feeling all alone
remember that you are a piece of me
and i am the essence of you
a vestige of eternity
that lives tried and true
you and i are bound together
by a love that never ends
daughter and father
two of a kind
confidants and friends
NittyGrit ReddClay (c) 2002
and i'm approaching the pearly gates
rest assured that my last prayer
will be that God will keep you safe
i'll take a glimpse over my shoulder
and ***** the road i've paved
i will finally overstand why i have nothing
because my all i gave
when my final teardrop falls
and tumbles through the clouds
separating a path through the heavy air
only to crumble on your brow
sooner or later it will lose its way
as it slithers across your skin
and eventually it will evaporate
from the fire that burns within
when my clock approaches tick
but never reaches tock
when my soul grows tired
when my life has expired
and my breathing finally stops
my eyes will close slowly
never again to behold
the beauty of my daughter
a living piece of my soul
the sustenance for my spirit
the fuel for my life
the reprimand when i'm wrong
the reward when i'm right
as my spirit leaves my body
and ascends towards the sky
think of that breeze as my hand
wiping the tears from your eye
the roaring clouds will come
and the drenching rains will fall
whether in spirit or in person
i'm with you through it all
the thunder may roll
and the lightening may flash
but there aint a storm in heaven
that could drown the love of your dad
when the earth swallows my casket
and the final rose is thrown
when your spirit is broken
and you don't feel like hoping
'cause you're feeling all alone
remember that you are a piece of me
and i am the essence of you
a vestige of eternity
that lives tried and true
you and i are bound together
by a love that never ends
daughter and father
two of a kind
confidants and friends
NittyGrit ReddClay (c) 2002