The Sailor's Daughter

Some days I woke up without a thought that he was gone

Not until I walked downstairs to see no boots at dawn

It won’t matter to you if I even continue on

But I’m the sailor's daughter, he taught me to be strong.

Now my life is filled with if’s and why’s

These questions bring on fears on if he’s still alive

Some nights I pray as I look up at the sky

But I’m the sailor’s daughter, he taught me not to cry

Before I could answer my if’s and why’s

Before the man in his uniform even reaches the door I know he’s not alive

I know that I’m the sailor’s daughter but I think that I might die

My life changed at the drop of a dime

He was all I had and now we’re out of time

He told me he loved me and promised to come back

I know that I’m the sailor's daughter, left without a father

Everything is dark

Everything is gone

Memories are all I have

They’re all I see inside my head

And now I’m the sailor's daughter, who claims to see the dead.

I see him everywhere and can’t help but feel that fear he felt

When he hit the ground bleeding out

What I feel, I just know It’s real

When they say that I’m insane I can’t help but feel the blame

But I’m the sailor’s daughter and I think my time has come.

I sit in these hospital beds as the doctors come on in

They say that my mind plays tricks

They say that I’ll never see him again

But I’m the sailor's daughter and he promised to come back.

The memories come flooding in my mind

I wish for him to say “I love you” just one last time

Sometimes I hear his laugh ring out like a chime

I’m the sailor’s daughter who will never see her father until the day she dies.

The days drag on like a slow death

The thoughts are made up of the voices in my head

They tell me I can see my father if I join the dead

I’m the sailor’s daughter who finally gets to see her father