Peppermints & Chapstick

They say to be a father, is one of life's greatest gifts

But you never really know, until you've lived through it

They say to be loved by a woman, warms a man like the sun

But you never really know, until the wrinkles come

They say the greatest love of all, is one without condition

This we know, it's what we were given

We are bound by this river Cast like a fly

Floating on the current til we're yanked up to the sky

Do you sit and wonder, about things he kept inside

Am I someone he was proud of, did he feel my love sometimes

May those thoughts be like a feather, you toss into the wind

it floats to the yonder, and never seen again

We are bound by this river Cast like a fly

Floating on the current til we're yanked up to the sky

Now the water it flows different And some fish no longer bite

It's the song of the river our father's lulla by

Can I ask you for a favor, one last thing for me.

Pull out a tube of chap stick and a peppermint candy

Grab a brush with healthy hands, stand on bones pain free

Do one more painting, of exactly what you see

We are bound by this river Cast like a fly

Floating on the current til we're yanked up to the sky

Now the water it flows different And some fish no longer bite

It's the song of the river our father's lulla by

It's the song of the river our family lulla by