歌詞

It's been a month since I came to see you

Sitting by the window in your nursing home

Your face looked brighter than before

But somehow you seemed more quiet now

You turned eighty-six last month

Time keeps moving on, I know

You smiled and talked the way you always do

But somehow you looked smaller than before

A man who always stood on his own

Finally chose to lean on someone else

Every time I think about that day

A little ache remains inside my heart

I'll come again next week

So stay well until then

Those simple words I always say

Mean more to me than ever now

The time we have is running short

But there's still so much I want to hear

Dad

Just a little longer

Please stay strong for me

Eight years ago when Mom

Left this world and went to heaven

You were never quite the same

After she was gone

The one who'd always been beside you

Suddenly disappeared one day

A loneliness so deep and wide

I could never truly understand

Sometimes sitting in the corner

Trying hard to hide your tears

I pretended not to notice

But I saw them all along

Still you kept moving forward

And made it all the way to today

You've faced sickness time and again

And somehow found your way back home

I'll come again next week

So stay well until then

Mom is surely watching over you

So everything will be alright

You've survived so many battles

And come through every storm before

Don't give up now

Don't give up now

The day I handed you that letter

Asking you to move into the home

You read it without saying a word

I still remember your profile then

What were you thinking in that moment?

Did it hurt your pride somehow?

I'm sorry

I couldn't care for you myself

I'm sorry

I truly am

Every Friday was sushi day

I'd bring some home and watch you smile

As you enjoyed every bite

That memory still stays with me

Now you eat your meals alone

"Lonely, isn't it?" you softly said

Those few words still echo gently

Somewhere deep inside my heart

I'll come again next week

So stay well until then

While I still can, let me say

Thank you, Dad

That broad back I watched

From the passenger seat of your truck

Is still the man I look up to today

The time we share may not be long

So let's treasure every day we have

I'll come again next week

So stay well until then

Until that day

Stay well, Dad