Back to Dad

[Verse]
She holds the rod but the lake is still
The echoes of laughter a void to fill
Where the sun once set on a father's hand
She dreams of a time when life was unplanned
[Chorus]
Take me back to fishing at the creekside edge
Where his voice rose up like a lifelong pledge
Back to NASCAR Sundays
The roar and the race
To a time when the world was a safer space
[Verse 2]
Controller in hand they battled and fought
Pixel galaxies were all they sought
She misses the grin that he couldn't hide
When she won
And he laughed with stubborn pride
[Chorus]
Take me back to fishing at the creekside edge
Where his voice rose up like a lifelong pledge
Back to NASCAR Sundays
The roar and the race
To a time when the world was a safer space
[Bridge]
Now the screen's too quiet and the rod won't bend
And the track's just noise without her best friend
She fights the night with her tears unshed
Wishing she could fight with her dad instead
[Chorus]
Take me back to fishing at the creekside edge
Where his voice rose up like a lifelong pledge
Back to NASCAR Sundays
The roar and the race
To a time when the world was a safer space

heartfelt, country, acoustic