Twenty Years from Now
A Father's Prayer: Reflections on Life, Love, and Longing
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Twenty Years From Now
Expressing a future perspective, looking ahead two decades.
Pack the suitcase, bring a pillow
Preparing for a journey, emphasizing the challenges with the need for comfort.
It's gonna be a long, hard drive
Anticipating a difficult and lengthy drive.
A thousand miles from Amarillo
Highlighting a significant distance from Amarillo, indicating separation.
I'll let the highway tuck you in tonight
Metaphorically letting the highway be a source of solace for the person leaving.
Watch you sleepin' in the backseat
Observing the person sleeping in the backseat, reflecting on the emotional difficulty.
I wonder if you'll know how hard I've tried
Contemplating the effort put into the situation and wondering if it's understood.
You deserve nothing less than happiness
Acknowledging the deserving nature of happiness for both parties involved.
But so do I
Expressing a personal need for happiness despite the separation.
Twenty years from now
Reiterating the time frame and expressing a prayer for the future.
My prayer is that somehow
Hoping for forgiveness regarding past mistakes.
You'll forgive all my mistakes
Expressing a desire for the child to be proud of the choices made.
and be proud of the choice I made
Continuing the hope for pride in the decisions made.
God, I hope I'm still around
Expressing a wish to still be present in the future.
Twenty years from now
Repeating the time frame for emphasis.
I hope you know your daddy loves you
Affirming love for the child and the emotional pain of their departure.
and it broke his heart to watch you leave
Explaining the internal struggles that prevent the father from being fully present.
But he can't wrestle with his demons
Acknowledging the father's internal conflicts.
and still have time for you and me
Highlighting the challenge of balancing personal struggles with parenting.
Twenty years from now
Repeating the time frame and expressing a prayer for the future.
My prayer is that somehow
Continuing the hope for forgiveness regarding past mistakes.
You'll forgive all my mistakes
Reiterating the desire for the child to be proud of the choices made.
and be proud of the choice I made
Continuing the hope for pride in the decisions made.
God, I hope I'm still around
Expressing a wish to still be present in the future.
Twenty years from now
Repeating the time frame for emphasis.
Twenty years from now
Repeating the anticipation of the future and the hope for forgiveness.
My prayer is that somehow
Continuing the hope for the child to be proud of the choices made.
You'll forgive all my mistakes
Reiterating the desire for forgiveness regarding past mistakes.
and be proud of the choice I made
Continuing the hope for pride in the decisions made.
I just wanna see the day
Expressing a desire to witness the day when the child acknowledges the father's efforts.
you tell me that I did okay
Reiterating the wish to still be present in the future.
God, I hope I'm still around
Repeating the time frame and expressing a prayer for the future.
Twenty years from now
Concluding with the anticipation of the future, emphasizing the enduring hope.
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