Baby Dee What About My Father Lyrics

(A Lullaby)

What about my father?
He's gone so far away
What song can reach him?
What song can reach him I can't say
He's like a little child
Just like a little child, sleeping where he lay
Shouldn't he have a morning?
Shouldn't he have a day?

I remember that morning
It was such a sunny day
You sang and you smiled
I tried to sing along
Back then I was the child
And you gave me my first song
You are my sunshine, my only sunshine
You make me happy, when skies are gray
Shouldn't you have a morning?
Shouldn't you have a day?

What was it that I knew then
That I let myself forget?
Wasn't my sunrise you then
And isn't this my sunset?
Shouldn't you have a morning?
Shouldn't you have a dawn?
Shouldn't you have a sunrise? Shouldn't you have a song?

You can forget me
But forget your sorrow too
How can my heart let me
Let me let go of you

How can I let the dead bury you
How can I stand apart
How can I watch as that hopeful child
Loses the hope of his heart

Your hands lie so harmlessly
On a forgiven breast
You became like a child to me
Innocent and blest

Now isn't there a heart that's all knowing?
And I know what that heart would do
Wouldn't it tremble, tremble and break
Break like a morning for you?

What about my father?
He's gone so far away
What song can reach you?
What song can reach you where you lay?
Shouldn't you have a morning?
Shouldn't you have a morning?
Shouldn't you have a morning?
Shouldn't you have a day?

When was What About My Father released?

What About My Father is first released in 2007 as part of Baby Dee's album "The Robin's Tiny Throat" which includes 21 tracks in total. This song is the 6th track on this album.

Which genre is What About My Father?

What About My Father falls under the genre Alternative.

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