[Verse]
Came in late you weren’t there from the start
No bloodlines no ties just opened your heart
Saw Mom as a queen gave her the crown
Lifted us up though life dragged us down
[Chorus]
Papa Ed you gave what I never knew I missed
A father’s warmth a love in your gentle bliss
Gone too soon left a crack in the sky
Oh Papa why’d you have to say goodbye
[Verse 2]
Taught me to stand up even when I would fall
Taught me love wasn’t bound to blood at all
I saw her smile more than she had in years
Now her laughter’s drowned by her shattered tears
[Chorus]
Papa Ed you gave what I never knew I missed
A father’s warmth a love in your gentle bliss
Gone too soon left a crack in the sky
Oh Papa why’d you have to say goodbye
[Bridge]
Empty chair still sits right head of the table
The stories you told now feel like tall fables
Heavy silence every word feels so thin
Grief’s a loud echo no one’s listening
[Verse 3]
Now I stand taller though heavy my chest
Your lessons live on though you’re laid to rest
In her fragile hands she still holds your crown
I’ll carry it too I won’t let her down
[Chorus]
Papa Ed you gave what I never knew I missed
A father’s warmth a love in your gentle bliss
Gone too soon left a crack in the sky
Oh Papa why’d you have to say goodbye