Parts Of You

This one here is for my old man

Who taught me to be patient,

And want more than i have

So many lessons he has shown

In life you eat the chicken

And you throw away the bones

We're more alike than he can see

Though at times he broke my heart,

We've shared a lot of things

That help me feel much less alone

Especially when i fall apart

I know i'm still

My father's son

My father's son

And i know that sometimes

I'm hard to love

And as i grow into a man

I'm sure that i am not enough

But even when i let you down

I hope that i can help you see

That parts of you are parts of me

Do you remember singing songs?

On a car ride off to nowhere

It was just the three of us

You called us both your favorite son

And even after all these years

Those days still live inside my heart

Inside my heart

And i know that sometimes

I'm hard to love

And as i grow into a man

I'm sure that i am not enough

But even when i let you down

I hope that i can help you see

That parts of you are parts of me

And i remember staring up at you

When i was nine years old

And you looked ten feet tall

And i was hoping maybe i'd grow up

To be the kind of man

That you'd be proud to know

I hope by now you understand

Although i'm never perfect

I give everything i can

And as the light begins to fade

I'd like to tell you one more time

Just how much you mean to me

You mean to me

And i know that sometimes

I'm hard to love

And as i grow into a man

I'm sure that i am not enough

But even when i let you down

I hope that i can help you see

That parts of you are the best parts of me