More Often than Not
I remember you, dad, when I was just a tot
Quiet, strong, devoted kept you tied up in a knot
Homeward bound the train of every waking thought
You're in my thoughts now, dad, more often than not
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Arms that shielded us though you were overwrought
Seems to me you gave much more than you ever got
Affinity for the underdog the lesson that you taught
You're in my thoughts now, dad, more often than not
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Shift work and lack of sleep, yet you never forgot
Softball with the neighborhood kids on the back lot
Tepee's built with stalks of corn marked Fall's plot
You're in my thoughts now, dad, more often than not
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Went into the store tonight though I didn't need a lot
Old man approached to show me the bargains he bought
Quiet, sweet, he told me I had a twin, smiled mega watt
You're in my thoughts now, dad, more often than not
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Gone, dad, you visit me in a stranger's eye I'm caught
When the lifeboat leaves without me, and I feel I cannot
Your arms keep me safe, love is never for naught
You're in my thoughts now, dad, more often than not
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