🎵 Title: “Still Got You in My Dreams”
by Sam Fawcett
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[Verse 1]
I see you in pink pajamas, hair in tiny braids
Running through the sprinklers on those long Montana days
But time don’t stop for memories, no matter how I plead
And I’m stuck here with a snapshot, while the world just lets you leave
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[Verse 2]
Your mother closed the curtains, kept the daylight from my face
Turned birthdays into silence, made my love a stranger’s case
I missed your first recital, your prom night, and your tears
Now I watch you growing older through a friend’s grainy veneer
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[Chorus]
I got sleepless nights and a heavy chest
Dreams that keep you near but never let me rest
I missed the chance to watch you bloom
To laugh with you and talk ’bout school
But I still got you in my dreams
Where you’re six years old and loving me
And no one else is stealing “Dad” from me
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[Verse 3 – Regret & Grace]
I’m sorry for the distance, for the things I couldn’t fix
For every door that slammed on love I tried so hard to give
I never spoke against your mom, I held my tongue and prayed
That truth would find its way to you, through all the hurt and haze
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[Verse 4 – Struggle & Hope]
I worked the late-night shift and cried into my hands
I fought in court and silence just to try and understand
I stumbled through the dark alone but kept my heart in line
You’ve always been my reason — you’ve always been my fight
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[Bridge – Unconditional Love]
And I want you to know, it’s never been your fault
Not once have I blamed you for the distance or the walls
My love has never faded, not an ounce has slipped away
I’ve just been counting heartbeats waiting for the day
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[Chorus – Refrain with More Emotion]
I got sleepless nights and a heavy chest
Dreams that keep you near but never let me rest
I missed the chance to walk you down
To dry your tears and cheer your crown
But I still got you in my dreams
Where you’re six years old and loving me
And no one else is stealing “Dad” from me
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[Outro – Redemption & Reconnection]
Someday there’ll be laughter, maybe even tears
When we sit across a table and reclaim the missing years
You’ll see it in my eyes — the truth I always knew
That nothing in this world could stop my love for you
And I’ll say, “I’m sorry, but I never stopped trying too.”
Till then, I’ve got dreams, and they’ll carry me through
’Cause in them, I never lost you
MechanicSam
