Words and Thoughts on Father's Day

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"Father and Daughter" by Paul Simon (with my thoughts in blue)

If you leap awake in the mirror of a bad dream

And for a fraction of a second you can't remember where you are

( ... Every day I wish that someone would wake me up and tell me it was just a bad dream, that I can pick up the phone and hear your voice, that you didn't really have to go on ahead ... )

Just open your window and follow your memory upstream

To the meadow in the mountain where we counted every falling star

( ... I'm trying to stay focused on the many, many good memories that we have with you and to feel LUCKY just like you taught us ... )

I believe a light that shines on you will shine on you forever

And though I can't guarantee there's nothing scary hiding under your bed

I'm gonna stand guard like a postcard of a Golden Retriever

And never leave 'til I leave you with a sweet dream in your head

( ... I know you are still with us because we'll always have you in our hearts and in our memories, and I still feel you watching over us ... )

[Chorus:]

I'm gonna watch you shine

Gonna watch you grow

Gonna paint a sign

So you'll always know

As long as one and one is two

There could never be a father

Who loved his daughter more than I love you

Trust your intuition

It's just like goin' fishin'

You cast your line and hope you get a bite

But you don't need to waste your time

Worryin' about the market place

Try to help the human race

Struggling to survive its harshest night

( ... I remember how while you were sick you talked about how we all need to spend less time WORRYING and more time enjoying life and being with the ones we love ... )

I'm gonna watch you shine

Gonna watch you grow

Gonna paint a sign

So you'll always know

As long as one and one is two

There could never be a father

Who loved his daughter more than I love you

THANKS, DAD, FOR TEACHING ME SO MANY LESSONS OVER THE YEARS, EVEN AND SOMETIMES ESPECIALLY THE ONES YOU DIDN'T EVEN REALIZE YOU WERE TEACHING.  THANK YOU FOR PASSING ON YOUR PASSION AND YOUR PERSPECTIVE.  I MISS YOU SO MUCH EVERY DAY!