Dave Bringhurst

It’s bound to happen, you never know why

There comes a time when your father has to die

And all the things that you never understood

Get locked inside your head like it was a box made out of wood

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Remember when he was your hero

He’d pick you up and make you fly, so high

Captain of the Air Force

With his beauty pageant bride

 

He taught you how to work on cars

How to use a telescope to watch the stars

Showed you how to love a family

All the way, unconditionally

 

It’s bound to happen, you never know when

You get to feel a father’s love again

And all the things that were never very clear

You finally understand when your first child appears

 

Remember when he was your hero

He’d pick you up and make you fly, so high

Captain of the Air Force

With his beauty pageant bride

 

He taught you how to work on cars

How to use a telescope to watch the stars

Showed you how to love a family

All the way, unconditionally

 

It’s bound to happen

You might  not be prepared

But the world you leave gets to keep the love

You share

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