[Verse]
Papa was a truck drivin’ man,
Steel wheels hummin’ through the land.
Smelled like diesel, cheap cologne,
His cab was his second home.
He'd laugh, but it cut like a blade,
Dark eyes hid the choices he made.
[Chorus]
Oh, I miss him every other day,
In my heart, he's still halfway away.
He was a sinner, no saint to recall,
But he was my father through it all.
[Verse 2]
Father died in the fall of '99,
The leaves turned red, the whiskey turned wine.
He sang lead for a country band,
A mic in one hand, a drink in the other hand.
Broken promises, miles of regret,
But some things I just can’t forget.
[Prechorus]
He was fire, he was rain,
He was joy tangled up with pain.
[Chorus]
Oh, I miss him every other day,
In my heart, he's still halfway away.
He was a sinner, no saint to recall,
But he was my father through it all.
[Bridge]
A womanizer, drove caskets to town,
Dark eyes that could burn or drown.
I see him in the mirror, clear as a flame,
And I wonder if I’ll end up the same.