Jerry Yish - Legacy Lyrics

It started off when I was just a little boy, and let me tell you
My father always being there for me, until all hell broke loose
Always doing things above and beyond the regular call of duty
Cause that's just the kinda father that he constantly was to me
Uh, seems like no matter how good these things can appear to be
It appears to me that things in life can disappear so damn easily
One minute you're sitting next to the man I know who loves you dearly
Now hes gone, and I just cant quite grasp on now how to see things clearly

God if you can hear me now
Im shooting blanks to find the words to say
And for the Dad I barely had around
All the memories taken away
And every piece of the story I've heard
And every void I tried to fill in vain
For I'm just trying to find my place
To use this legacy you left behind

As sadness rushes over me, quickly turned to misery, but positivity
Positive is what I need and what I tend to try to be
Uh, Thank goodness for your legacy
You left so damn much for me
All I ever really wanted, except for that one missing puzzle piece, you
I really love the things you did for me
I really love the time you spent with me
Everything we did together, I'd hope you knew how much it all meant to me
Damn, I just really wish you were here, to see me now
All the things that I've been doing lately, I think you'd be proud, yea
To see your son grow up, a loving mother, great family, yet I feel so alone, a broken home?
Nah, just a fractured mentality
I wish upon my lucky stars
That I'll get to know your story from the start
Through all the bullet holes, the broken hearts, all played a part

God if you can hear me now
Im shooting blanks to find the words to say
And for the Dad I barely had around
All the memories taken away
And every piece of the story I've heard
And every void I tried to fill in vain
For im just trying to find my place
To use this legacy you left behind

You're the dad I get, I know that you're the only one
I'm just here trying not to forget your legacy, to have respect, from where I begun
And gratitude, for everything I know you do and know you have done
I know you're inside my heart, and everytime it beats I start to feel you
Feel the love you have and had for me
In your memories, I kinda see myself, an older me
But now sittin at the front of the shelf
Hey dad, I got a tattoo with your name across my chest
And It reminds me every day to be the very best, to learn
To try and understand the quest, how to always be a better man
Yet I'll never be quite like you, so I'll just go and stick to my mental plan
Man, you did all the things that a good dad could ever do
Then ya got sick, and it didn't let you get to see a good man through
Uh, you raised me, you shaped me, I'm so glad you were the man I knew
And now I have the privilege and the honor to remember you

God if you can hear me now
Im shooting blanks to find the words to say
And for the Dad I barely had around
All the memories taken away
And every piece of the story I've heard
And every void I tried to fill in vain
For im just trying to find my place
To use this legacy you left behind