[Verse]
Empty fridge milk running low
Your footsteps never made it home
Echoes in the silent night
Dad you left without a fight
[Verse 2]
Chasing shadows of your past
Promises that couldn’t last
Mom's tears dried up long ago
Strength in me began to grow
[Chorus]
Lactose-free but heart ain't dry
Your absence taught me how to fly
Won’t be the man who runs away
Here with my kids every day
[Verse 3]
Cowardice left with your name
I became a different flame
Burning bright with love and care
Never gone I’m always there
[Bridge]
Memories of you fade quick
Painful truth that makes me sick
But in your space I found my way
Turned your coward into brave
[Chorus]
Lactose-free but heart ain't dry
Your absence taught me how to fly
Won’t be the man who runs away
Here with my kids every day