He’d say “Son, come sit, let’s talk a while”
But I’d just shrug and fake a smile
“I’m busy now, I’ll come around”
Another excuse, another letdown
He’d call my phone just checking in
I’d let it ring, say “not again”
Thought there’d be time, thought he’d still wait
Didn’t see I was tempting fate
(Chorus)
Don’t wait for someday, don’t wait for time
Don’t think “later” will always be mine
Hold them close while they’re still here
Say the words they need to hear
We had our plans, “next weekend, sure”
I said those words like they were secure
Didn’t know time was slipping fast
Didn’t think those days were my last
That call came in, it dropped me cold
“Your dad’s gone…” that’s what I’m told
Now silence screams where he once stood
I’d trade it all if somehow I could
One daycan come with no goodbye,
Just memories and the question “why?”
Don’t let love be something you miss,
Take the time—don’t end like this.
Now I see him in everything
In old guitars he used to play and sing
His laugh echoes in empty space
And I’d give the world to see his face
(Bridge)
If I could go back, I’d change it all
Pick up the phone, return every call
Sit on that porch, just waste the day
Hear every story he’d wanna say
But time don’t bend, and life moves on
And you don’t know it’s gone ‘til it’s gone
(Chorus)
Don’t wait for someday, don’t wait for time
Don’t think “later” will always be mine
Hold them close while they’re still here
Say the words they need to hear
‘Cause one day comes with no goodbye
Just memories and the question “why?”
Don’t let love be something you miss
Take the time—don’t end like this
Don’t wait for someday, don’t wait for time
Don’t think “later” will always be mine
Hold them close while they’re still here
Say the words they need to hear
‘Cause one day comes with no goodbye
Just memories and the question “why?”
Don’t let love be something you miss
Take the time—don’t end like this