I've Been Where You're Going (A Song For Papa)

Fifteen and fearless

Thought I knew it all

Running wild

Thinking I'd never fall

You tried to reach me

Tried to take my hand

But I couldn't hear you

I didn't understand

You better listen

To what I've got to say

I've been where you're going

Don't throw it all away

But I was too proud

Chasing something unknown

Didn't see the wisdom

Til I was grown

If I had listened

Maybe I'd have spared some pain

But every wrong turn

Helped me find my way

Through the storms

And sleepless nights

Your words kept echoing

Holding tight

Now I'm standing

Tall and free

And I finally see

What you saw in me

I've been where you're going

And now I believe

Papa

You never stopped loving me

There were days I fell

Nights I disappeared

Lost in the silence

Drowning in fear

But you stayed near

Even when it hurt

Through mom's battle

You never let her fall

You stood by her side

Until God came to call

Make a plan

Stay smart

Money is the key

One day you'll thank me

Only then you'll see

And though I stumbled

Burned a few bridges down

You were still there

Steady on solid ground

If I had listened

Maybe I'd have spared some pain

But every scar has shaped

Who I became

Through every fall

Every fight

Your voice was my compass

In the night

Now I'm standing

Tall and free

And I finally see

What you saw in me

I've been where you're going