The Man I Used To Be

I hope you remember me,

I was your daddy once,

Wearing a sailor cap and dirty nails

To you I'm just a picture on your mother's mantlepiece who chose to fight the good fight in time to fail into battle and in your shadow your daddy loves you still yes i do

I never thought it'd be so hard to see you grow so fast and turn into the man

I used to be but

I hope you have more sense than

I in matters such as these medals don't mean **** when a family is lost at sea

I save every moment

I've reached out and almost touched you but they all fade away must be a bad memory